1 Samuel 22:3-5

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

³ And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, Let my father [of Moabite descent] and my mother, I pray you, come out [of Judah] and be with you till I know what God will do for me.^(A)

⁴ And he brought them before the king of Moab, and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the stronghold [in Moab].

⁵ Then the prophet Gad said to David, Do not remain in the stronghold; leave, and get into the land of Judah. So David left and went into the forest of Hareth.