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Complete Jewish Bible

1 Samuel 30:31

to those in Hevron, and to all the places where David and his men had frequently visited.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ziklag;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Leadership;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Chor-Ashan;   Elder;   Ziklag;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Eshtemoa;   Ithrite;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Esdraelon;   Haunt;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amalek, Amalekites ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Eshtem'o-A,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Haunt;   Hebron (1);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
to those in Hebron, and to those in all the places where David and his men had roamed.
Hebrew Names Version
and to those who were in Hevron, and to all the places where David himself and his men used to stay.
King James Version
And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
Lexham English Bible
for those in Hebron, and for all the places where David and his men had roamed.
English Standard Version
in Hebron, for all the places where David and his men had roamed.
New Century Version
Hebron, and to the people in all the other places where he and his men had been.
New English Translation
and Hebron; and for those in whatever other places David and his men had traveled.
Amplified Bible
Hebron, and for [those elders in] all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to go."
New American Standard Bible
to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men walked."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And to them of Hebron, and to all the places where Dauid and his men had hanted.
Legacy Standard Bible
and to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men went about."
Darby Translation
and to those in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men went about.
Easy-to-Read Version
and Hebron, and to all the other places where David and his men had stayed.
George Lamsa Translation
And to those who were in Hebron and to all the places in which David and his men had traveled.
Good News Translation
and Hebron. He sent it to all the places where he and his men had roamed.
Literal Translation
and to those in Hebron, and to all the places where David had gone up and down, he and his men.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
vnto them at Hebron, and vnto all the places where Dauid had walked wt his men.
American Standard Version
and to them that were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
Bible in Basic English
And in Hebron, and to all the places where David and his men had been living.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
To them that are in Hebron, and to all places where Dauid and his men were wont to haunt.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and to them that were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
King James Version (1611)
And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where Dauid himselfe and his men were wont to haunt.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and to those in Chebron, and to all the places which David and his men had passed through.
English Revised Version
and to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
Berean Standard Bible
and to those in Hebron and in all the places where David and his men had roamed.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and that weren in Ebron, and to othere men, that weren in these places, in whiche Dauid dwellide and hise men.
Young's Literal Translation
and to those in Hebron, and to all the places where David had gone up and down, he and his men.
Update Bible Version
and to those that were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to roam.
Webster's Bible Translation
And to [them] who [were] in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to resort.
World English Bible
and to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men used to stay.
New King James Version
those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to rove.
New Living Translation
Hebron, and all the other places David and his men had visited.
New Life Bible
Hebron, and all the places where David and his men have gone many times."
New Revised Standard
in Hebron, all the places where David and his men had roamed.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and to them who were in Hebron, - and to all the places where David had been to and fro, he and his men.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And that were in Hebron, and to the rest that were in those places, in which David had abode with his men.
Revised Standard Version
in Hebron, for all the places where David and his men had roamed.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to go."

Contextual Overview

21 David came to where the two hundred men were who had been too exhausted to follow him, whom they had let stay at Vadi B'sor. They came out to meet David and the people with him. When David approached them he greeted them. 22 But some of the men who had gone with David were evil men, scoundrels; and they said, "They didn't go with us, so we're not giving them any of the property we've recovered. Each man can take his wife and children and leave." 23 Then David said, "No, my brothers, don't do this with the goods Adonai has given us. He protected us, and he handed the raiding party over to us. 24 Anyhow, no one agrees with you about this. No, the share of someone who stays with the equipment will be the same as the share of someone who goes out and fights — they will share equally." 25 It has been that way from that day on; he established it as a ruling for Isra'el to this day. 26 When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the spoil to the leaders of Y'hudah who were his friends with a note, "Here is a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of Adonai ." 27 He sent such gifts to those in Beit-El, to those in Ramot, to those in Yatir, 28 to those in ‘Aro‘er, to those in Sifmot, to those in Esht'moa, 29 to those in Rakhal, to those in Yerachme'eli, to those in the cities of the Keni, 30 to those in Hormah, to those in Kor-‘Ashan, to those in ‘Atakh,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Hebron: Joshua 14:13, Joshua 14:14, 2 Samuel 2:1, 2 Samuel 4:1, 2 Samuel 15:10

Reciprocal: Psalms 132:1 - all his afflictions

Cross-References

Genesis 30:4
So she gave him Bilhah her slave-girl as his wife, and Ya‘akov went in and slept with her.
Genesis 30:6
Rachel said, "God has judged in my favor; indeed he has heard me and given me a son." Therefore she called him Dan [he judged].
Psalms 118:8
It is better to take refuge in Adonai than to trust in human beings;
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money; and be satisfied with what you have; for God himself has said, "I will never fail you or abandon you."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And to [them] which [were] in Hebron,.... A noted city in the tribe of Judah, in the mountainous part of it, and a city of refuge, and where David was afterwards anointed, first king over Judah, and then over Israel, 2 Samuel 2:4;

and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt; where they had their walks, and went to and fro when persecuted by Saul; all such places, and the inhabitants of them, David had a grateful remembrance of, who sheltered and relieved him in the times of his distress.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hebron - Now El-Khulil (see Genesis 23:2). Hebron was a city of refuge Joshua 20:7, and one of the cities of the Kohathites Joshua 21:11. It lies twenty miles south of Jerusalem.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 30:31. To them which were in Hebron — This was a place strongly attached to David, and David to it, and the place where he was proclaimed king, and where he reigned more than seven years previously to the death of Ishbosheth, Saul's son, who was, for that time, his competitor in the kingdom.

David's having sent presents to all these places, not only shows his sense of gratitude, but that the booty which he took from the Amalekites must have been exceedingly great. And we learn from this also that David sojourned in many places which are not mentioned in the preceding history; for these are all said to be places where David and his men were wont to haunt.

WE are not to suppose that the transactions mentioned here and in the preceding chapter took place after Saul's interview with the woman of En-dor, they were considerably antecedent to this, but how long we do not know. What is recorded in the following chapter must have taken place the next day after Saul left En-dor.


 
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