1 Samuel 22:2
And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.
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distress

Judges 11:3
So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where a group of rebels joined him and traveled with him.

Matthew 11:12, 28
From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it. . . .

was in debt [heb] had a creditor

Matthew 18:25-34
Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned. . . .

discontented [heb] bitter of soul

1 Samuel 1:10
In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.

1 Samuel 30:6
And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.

Judges 18:25
The Danites said to him, "Do not raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives."

2 Samuel 17:8
He continued, "You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.

Proverbs 31:6
Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.

a captain

1 Samuel 9:16
"At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him leader over My people Israel; he will deliver them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me."

1 Samuel 25:15, 16
Yet these men were very good to us. When we were in the field, we were not harassed, and nothing of ours went missing the whole time we lived among them. . . .

1 Samuel 30:22-24
but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, "Because they did not go with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered, except for each man's wife and children. They may take them and go." . . .

2 Samuel 5:2
Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, 'You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.'"

2 Kings 20:5
"Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of My people, 'This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.

1 Chronicles 11:15-19
Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. . . .

Psalm 72:12
For he shall deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.

Psalm 72:13, 14
He will have compassion on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed. . . .

Matthew 9:12, 13
On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. . . .

Hebrews 2:10
In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered to him; and he became captain over them. Now there were about four hundred men with him.

King James Bible
And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In addition, every man who was desperate, in debt, or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About 400 men were with him.

International Standard Version
Everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was malcontent gathered around him, and he became their leader. There were about 400 men with him.

NET Bible
All those who were in trouble or owed someone money or were discontented gathered around him, and he became their leader. He had about four hundred men with him.
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