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1 Samuel 22:2
New International Version
1 Samuel 22:2
New International Version
2 All those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered(A) around him, and he became their commander. About four hundred men were with him.
1 Samuel 22:2
Amplified Bible
1 Samuel 22:2
Amplified Bible
2 Everyone who was suffering hardship, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered to him; and he became captain over them. There were about four hundred men with him.
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1 Samuel 22:2
New Living Translation
1 Samuel 22:2
New Living Translation
2 Then others began coming—men who were in trouble or in debt or who were just discontented—until David was the captain of about 400 men.
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1 Samuel 22:2
The Message
1 Samuel 22:2
The Message
Saul Murders the Priests of God
22 1-2 So David got away and escaped to the Cave of Adullam. When his brothers and others associated with his family heard where he was, they came down and joined him. Not only that, but all who were down on their luck came around—losers and vagrants and misfits of all sorts. David became their leader. There were about four hundred in all.
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1 Samuel 22:2
Contemporary English Version
1 Samuel 22:2
Contemporary English Version
2 A lot of other people joined him too. Some were in trouble, others were angry or in debt, and David was soon the leader of 400 men.
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