David and his men hid in a cave at Adullam

22 David and his men left Gath and went east to hide in a cave on a hill at Adullam city. Soon his older brothers and all his other relatives came and stayed with him there. 2 Then other men came there. Some were men who had caused trouble, some were men who owed money, and some were men who were not content [IDM] with the government. They continued to come until there were 400 men there, and David was their leader.

3 Later they left there and went east to Mizpah city in the Moab region. There David requested the king of Moab, “Please allow my father and mother to live here with you until I know what God is going to do for me.” 4 The king gave him permission, so David’s parents stayed with the king of Moab all the time that David and the men who were with him were hiding in that area.

5 One day the prophet Gad told David, “Leave ◄your fortress/this area► and return to Judah.” So David and his men went to Hereth forest in Judah.