後來，大衛到摩押的米斯巴去，請求摩押王收留他的父母，直到他明白上帝給他的安排為止。

大卫从那里往摩押的米斯巴去，对摩押王说：“求你容我父母搬来，住在你们这里，等我知道神要为我怎样行。”

大卫从那里往摩押的米斯巴去，对摩押王说：“请你让我父母搬来，跟你们在一起，等我知道上帝要为我怎样做。”

大卫从那里往摩押的米斯巴去，对摩押王说：“请你让我父母搬来，跟你们在一起，等我知道神要为我怎样做。”

后来，大卫到摩押的米斯巴去，请求摩押王收留他的父母，直到他明白上帝给他的安排为止。

大卫从那里到摩押的米斯巴去，对摩押王说：“求你容许我父母来住在你们这里，直到我知道神要为我作什么。”

大卫从那里去摩押的米斯巴，见摩押王说：“请让我的父母来与你们在一起，等我知道神要为我做什么。”

大衛從那裏往摩押的米斯巴去，對摩押王說：「求你容我父母搬來，住在你們這裏，等我知道神要為我怎樣行。」

大衛從那裏往摩押的米斯巴去，對摩押王說：「請你讓我父母搬來，跟你們在一起，等我知道上帝要為我怎樣做。」

大衛從那裏往摩押的米斯巴去，對摩押王說：「請你讓我父母搬來，跟你們在一起，等我知道神要為我怎樣做。」

大衛從那裡到摩押的米斯巴去，對摩押王說：“求你容許我父母來住在你們這裡，直到我知道神要為我作甚麼。”

大衛從那裏往摩押的米斯巴去，對摩押王說：『請容我父親和母親搬出來你們這裏，等我知道上帝要為我怎樣行。』

大衛從那裡去摩押的米斯巴，見摩押王說：「請讓我的父母來與你們在一起，等我知道神要為我做什麼。」

大衛去彼、往摩押之米斯巴、謂摩押王曰、請容我父母出、與爾偕居、俟我知上帝為我何為、

離彼往摩押之米斯巴、請於摩押王曰、容我父母與爾偕居、迨我知上帝待我如何。

大衛離彼、往摩押之米斯巴、謂摩押王曰、求王容我父母移此、與王偕居、迨我知天主待我如何、

From there David went to Mizpah in Moab and said to the king of Moab,“ Would you let my father and mother come and stay with you until I learn what God will do for me?”

From there David went to Mizpah in Moab. He spoke to the king of Moab. He said,“ Please let my father and mother come and stay with you. Let them stay until I learn what God will do for me.”

And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab,“ Please let my father and my mother stay with you, till I know what God will do for me.”

Later David went to Mizpeh in Moab, where he asked the king,“ Please allow my father and mother to live here with you until I know what God is going to do for me.”

From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab where he said to the king of Moab,“ Please let my father and mother stay with you until I know what God will do for me.”

And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab,“ Please let my father and my mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me.”

Then David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab,“ Please let my father and mother come here with you, till I know what God will do for me.”

And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.

From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab where he said to the king of Moab,“ Please let my father and mother stay with you until I know what God will do for me.”

And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth,[ and be] with you, till I know what God will do for me.

Then David went from there to Mizpah in Moab, where he said to the king of Moab,“ Please let my father and mother stay with you until I know what God is going to do for me.”

David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab, and he said to the king of Moab,“ Please let my father and my mother come out with you, until I know what God will do for me.”

掃羅統治以色列後，常常攻打四圍的摩押人、亞捫人、以東人、瑣巴的諸王和非利士人等仇敵，無往而不勝。

上帝說，『要孝敬父母』，又說，『咒罵父母的，必被處死。』你們卻說，『人如果把供養父母的錢奉獻給上帝，他就不必供養父母。』你們這是用傳統來廢掉上帝的誡命。

所以，我的案子一旦明朗了，我會立刻派他去見你們。我深信如果主許可，我自己很快也會去你們那裡。

在士師執政的時代，猶大發生了饑荒。有一個人帶著妻子和兩個兒子從猶大的伯利恆遷到摩押境內寄居。這個人名叫以利米勒，妻子叫拿俄米，兩個兒子分別叫瑪倫和基連。他們都是猶大伯利恆的以法他人。他們來到摩押，就在那裡住了下來。後來，拿俄米的丈夫以利米勒去世了，留下她和兩個兒子。這兩個兒子都娶了摩押的女子為妻，一個名叫俄珥巴，一個名叫路得。他們在那裡住了大約十年後，

那時，耶和華的靈降在耶弗他身上，他便經過基列和瑪拿西，來到基列的米斯巴，然後從那裡去迎戰亞捫人。

同時，我要娶瑪倫的遺孀摩押女子路得為妻，好使死者繼續在產業上留名，免得他的名在本族本鄉中消失。今天，請各位作證。」

王對撒督說：「你把上帝的約櫃運回城去吧。倘若耶和華恩待我，祂必使我重返家園，重見約櫃和會幕；但如果我使祂不悅，我也甘願聽憑祂的處置。

撒母耳就一五一十地告訴了他。以利說：「祂是耶和華，祂看怎樣好，就怎樣行吧。」

「要孝敬父母，以便在你的上帝耶和華賜給你的土地上享長壽。

鄰居的婦女們喊著說：「拿俄米有孩子了！」她們給孩子取名叫俄備得，這俄備得就是耶西的父親，耶西是大衛的父親。

約瑟遵照法老之命把埃及最好的地方——蘭塞境內的土地給他父親和弟兄們居住，作他們的產業。

如果寡婦有兒孫，就要叫她們的兒孫在家中學習盡孝道，奉養她們，以報答養育之恩，這是上帝所悅納的。