- 1 Samuel 22:1, David went to Adullam
- David therefore departed there, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.
- The cave Adullam. From the verb Adal meaning “turn aside,” whence Adulam means "retreat, refuge". n.pr. old Canaanite city,
- Adullam (עֲדֻלָּם) is an ancient ruin, built upon a hilltop overlooking the Elah Valley, south of Bet Shemesh in Israel. The hilltop is mostly flat, with cisterns carved into the rock. The remains of stone structures which once stood there can still be seen. There are mostly potsherds noticeable everywhere, and olive groves now grow atop of this hill, enclosed within stone hedges. (Wikipedia).
- Adullam was the name of a town of Judah. Innumerable caverns are there, one nearly 100 feet long excavated in the soft limestone hills on the hill (500 feet high). David's brethren and kinsmen joined him partly from sympathy with him, and partly because their own lives were in jeopardy front Saul's furious enmity (Barnes).
- The caves are located on the borders of the Philistine plain at the base of the Judea mountains, six miles southwest from Beth-lehem, and well adapted for concealing a number of refugees (Jamieson et al).
- Adullam is near the valley of Elah (Josh 12:15; 15:35). It forms a natural fortress, well adapted for the site of a city. The sides of the tributary valleys are lined with rows of caves, amply sufficient to accommodate David’s 400 men, and still used for habitations (Conder; Cambridge).
- David's cave was one of many in the Terebinth valley. (Pulpit). The cave of Adullam was a strong hold in the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 11:15; Josh 15:35). This place, fortified by nature, is so fitted for the security of persons in distress.
- Many times it provided a refuge to the Christians also, who fled thither with their families, flocks, and herds (Delaney). As it was in the tribe of Judah, and David perhaps fled to it in hopes of finding some friends in those parts. And his brethren, &c., went down thither to him — Either to comfort him, or to secure themselves from the fury of Saul (Benson).
- Are you in unbearable troubles at this time? Try to find out the refugee in Jesus rather than Christmas gift from someone. you are going to experience more wonderful security and heavenly provision of Father in Heaven like Adullam.
