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David escaped and fled to the cave of Adullam. There he was joined by his family and by various waifs and strays. Remember that earlier his brothers had been far from friendly towards David. It doesn’t say with what spirit they joined David. The basic reason they joined him is probably because they were now in danger from Saul, rather than a great desire to join with him. They may have resented their own lives being put in danger because of David. In these opening two verses there are some parallels between David and Jesus. Jesus’ own brothers were not overly enamoured with Him either. However, they did stay with Jesus, and after the resurrection at least some of them became disciples.
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David was also joined by various outcasts and those in trouble. They were people who were “in distress, or in debt, or discontented”. Jesus attracts all sorts of people, many of them not naturally attractive. David gathered about four hundred men and he became their commander.
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