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Brenton's Septuagint

1 Samuel 30:29

and to those in Geth, and to those in Cimath, and to those in Saphec, and to those in Themath, and to those in Carmel, and to those in the cities of Jeremeel, and to those in the cities of the Kenezite;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Rachal;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kenites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Kenites;   Ziklag;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Kenites;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Leadership;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Elder;   Kenites;   Rachal;   Ziklag;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jerahmeel;   Judges, the Book of;   Kenites;   Rachal;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Jerahmeelite;   Racal;   Rachal;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Esdraelon;   Israel;   Jerahmeel;   Kenites;   Racal I;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amalek, Amalekites ;   Jerahmeelites ;   Kenites ;   Rachal ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Rachel;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Kenite;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ra'chal;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jerahmeel;   Judah, Territory of;   Racal;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Amalek, Amalekites;   Judah, Tribe of;   Kenites;   Rechabites;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
to those in Racal, in the towns of the Jerahmeelites, and in the towns of the Kenites;
Hebrew Names Version
and to those who were in Racal, and to those who were in the cities of the Yerachme'eli, and to those who were in the cities of the Kinim,
King James Version
And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites,
Lexham English Bible
for those in Racal, for those in the towns of the Jerahmeelites, for those in the towns of the Kenites,
English Standard Version
in Racal, in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, in the cities of the Kenites,
New Century Version
Racal, the cities of the Jerahmeelites and the Kenites,
New English Translation
and Racal; for those in the cities of the Jerahmeelites and Kenites;
Amplified Bible
Racal, the cities of the Jerahmeelites, the cities of the Kenites,
New American Standard Bible
to those who were in Racal, to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, to those who were in the cities of the Kenites,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And to them of Rachal, and to them of the cities of the Ierahmeelites, and to them of the cities of the Kenites,
Legacy Standard Bible
and to those who were in Racal, and to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those who were in the cities of the Kenites,
Complete Jewish Bible
to those in Rakhal, to those in Yerachme'eli, to those in the cities of the Keni,
Darby Translation
and to those in Rachal, and to those in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those in the cities of the Kenites,
Easy-to-Read Version
Racal, the cities of the Jerahmeelites and the cities of the Kenites,
George Lamsa Translation
And to those who were in Rachal and to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites and to those who were in the cities of the Kenites
Good News Translation
and Racal; to the clan of Jerahmeel, to the Kenites,
Literal Translation
and to those in Rachal, and to those in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those in the cities of the Kenites,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
vnto them at Rachal, vnto them in the cities of the Ierahmielites, vnto them in the cities of the Kenites,
American Standard Version
and to them that were in Racal, and to them that were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them that were in the cities of the Kenites,
Bible in Basic English
and Carmel and in the towns of the Jerahmeelites, and in the towns of the Kenites;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
To them of Rachal, to them of the cities of Ierahmeel, to them of the cities of the Kenites,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and to them that were in Racal, and to them that were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them that were in the cities of the Kenites;
King James Version (1611)
And to them which were in Rachal, and them which were in the cities of the Ierahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites,
English Revised Version
and to them which were in Racal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites;
Berean Standard Bible
to those in Racal and in the cities of the Jerahmeelites and Kenites;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and that weren in the citees of Jeramel, and that weren in the citees of Ceny,
Young's Literal Translation
and to those in Rachal, and to those in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those in the cities of the Kenites,
Update Bible Version
and to those that were in Racal, and to those that were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those that were in the cities of the Kenites,
Webster's Bible Translation
And to [them] who [were] in Rachal, and to [them] who [were] in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to [them] who [were] in the cities of the Kenites,
World English Bible
and to those who were in Racal, and to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those who were in the cities of the Kenites,
New King James Version
those who were in Rachal, those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, those who were in the cities of the Kenites,
New Living Translation
Racal, the towns of the Jerahmeelites, the towns of the Kenites,
New Life Bible
and Racal. It is for those in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, the cities of the Kenites,
New Revised Standard
in Racal, in the towns of the Jerahmeelites, in the towns of the Kenites,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and to them who were in Racal, and to them who were in the cities of the Jerameelites, and to them who were in the cities of the Kenites,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And that were in Rachal, and that were in the cities of Jerameel, and that were in the cities of Ceni,
Revised Standard Version
in Racal, in the cities of the Jerah'meelites, in the cities of the Ken'ites,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and to those who were in Racal, and to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those who were in the cities of the Kenites,

Contextual Overview

21 And David comes to the two hundred men who were left behind that they should not follow after David, and he had caused them to remain by the brook of Bosor; and they came forth to meet David, and to meet his people with him: and David drew near to the people, and they asked him how he did. 22 Then every ill-disposed and bad man of the soldiers who had gone with David, answered and said, Because they did not pursue together with us, we will not give them of the spoils which we have recovered, only let each one lead away with him his wife and his children, and let them return. 23 And David said, Ye shall not do so, after the Lord has delivered the enemy to us, and guarded us, and the Lord has delivered into our hands the troop that came against u. 24 And who will hearken to these your words? for they are not inferior to us; for according to the portion of him that went down to the battle, so shall be the portion of him that abides with the baggage; they shall share alike. 25 And it came to pass from that day forward, that it became an ordinance and a custom in Israel until this day. 26 And David came to Sekelac, and sent of the spoils to the elders of Juda, and to his friends, saying, Behold some of the spoils of the enemies of the Lord; 27 to those in Baethsur, and to those in Rama of the south, and to those in Gethor. 28 And to those in Aroer, and to those in Ammadi, and to those in Saphi, and to those in Esthie, 29 and to those in Geth, and to those in Cimath, and to those in Saphec, and to those in Themath, and to those in Carmel, and to those in the cities of Jeremeel, and to those in the cities of the Kenezite; 30 and to those in Jerimuth, and to those in Bersabee, and to those in Nombe,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Rachal: Supposed by Calmet to be the same as Hachilah. 1 Samuel 23:19

Jerahmeelites: The descendants of Jerahmeel son of Hezron - 1 Chronicles 2:9, 1 Chronicles 2:25-27, who inhabited a district in the south of Judah. 1 Samuel 27:10

Kenites: These people inhabited a small tract west of the Dead Sea. Judges 1:16

Cross-References

Genesis 30:5
And Balla, Rachel’s maid, conceived, and bore Jacob a son.
Genesis 30:8
And Rachel said, God has helped me, and I contended with my sister and prevailed; and she called his name, Nephthalim.
Genesis 30:9
And Lea saw that she ceased from bearing, and she took Zelpha her maid, and gave her to Jacob for a wife; and he went in to her.
Genesis 30:10
And Zelpha the maid of Lea conceived, and bore Jacob a son.
Genesis 30:22
And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and he opened her womb.
Genesis 30:25
And it came to pass when Rachel had born Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my place and to my land.
Genesis 30:38
And he laid the rods which he had peeled, in the hollows of the watering-troughs, that whensoever the cattle should come to drink, as they should have come to drink before the rods, the cattle might conceive at the rods.
Genesis 30:40
And Jacob separated the lambs, and set before the sheep a speckled ram, and every variegated one among the lambs, and he separated flocks for himself alone, and did not mingle them with the sheep of Laban.
Genesis 31:6
And ye too know that with all my might I have served your father.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And to [them] which [were] in Rachal,.... Another city of the tribe of Judah, but nowhere else spoken of:

and to [them] which [were] in the cities of the Jerahmeelites: which lay to the south of Judah, 1 Samuel 27:10;

and to [them] which [were] in the cities of the Kenites; who dwelt in the wilderness of Judah, in the south of Arad, Judges 1:16.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 30:29. Them which were in Rachal — We know not where this place was; it is mentioned nowhere else in the Bible. Calmet conjectures that Hachilah, 1 Samuel 23:19, may be the same place; here we know David did conceal himself for some time, till the Ziphites endeavoured to betray him to Saul.

The cities of the Jerahmeelites — See before, 1 Samuel 27:10.

And-the cities of the Kenites — A very small tract on the southern coast of the Dead Sea.


 
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