in the hold "Hold" = stronghold or fortress: here apparently the Mizpeh of 1 Samuel 22:3. What became of David's parents when he quitted the hold does not appear. A Jewish tradition affirms that the king of Moab betrayed his trust and murdered them, for which David exacted a heavy vengeance when he came to the throne (2 Samuel 8:2).

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