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Douay-Rheims Bible

1 Samuel 30:29

And that were in Rachal, and that were in the cities of Jerameel, and that were in the cities of Ceni,

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,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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;
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,
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 came to the two hundred men, who, being weary, had stayed, and were not able to follow David, and he had ordered them to abide at the torrent Besor: and they came out to meet David, and the people that were with him. And David coming to the people, saluted them peaceably. 22 Then all the wicked and unjust men, that had gone with David, answering, said: Because they came not with us, we will not give them any thing of the prey which we have recovered: but let every man take his wife, and his children, and be contented with them, and go his way. 23 But David said: You shall not do so, my brethren, with these things, which the Lord hath given us, who hath kept us, and hath delivered the robbers that invaded us into our hands: 24 And no man shall hearken to you in this matter. But equal shall be the portion of him that went down to battle, and of him that abode at the baggage, and they shall divide alike. 25 And this hath been done from that day forward, and since was made a statute and an ordinance, and as a law in Israel. 26 Then David came to Siceleg, and sent presents of the prey to the ancients of Juda, his neighbours, saying: Receive a blessing of the prey of the enemies of the Lord. 27 To them that were in Bethel, and that were in Ramoth to the south, and to them that were in Jether. 28 And to them that were in Aroer, and that were in Sephamoth, and that were in Esthamo, 29 And that were in Rachal, and that were in the cities of Jerameel, and that were in the cities of Ceni, 30 And that were in Arama, and that were in the lake Asan, and that were in Athach,

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
When her husband had gone in unto her, conceived and bore a son.
Genesis 30:8
For whom Rachel said: God hath compared me with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called him Nephthali.
Genesis 30:9
Lia perceiving that she had left of bearing, gave Zelpha, her handmaid, to her husband.
Genesis 30:10
And when she had conceived, and brought forth a son,
Genesis 30:22
The Lord also remembering Rachel, heard her, and opened her womb.
Genesis 30:25
And when Joseph was born, Jacob said to his father in law: Send me away, that I may return into my country, and to my land.
Genesis 30:38
And he put them in the troughs, where the water was poured out; that when the flocks should come to drink, they might have the rods before their eyes, and in the sight of them might conceive.
Genesis 30:40
And Jacob separated the flock, and put the rods in the troughs before the eyes of the rams; and all the white and the black were Laban’s, and the rest were Jacob’s, when the flocks were separated one from the other.
Genesis 31:6
And you know that I have served your father to the uttermost of my power.
Matthew 24:45
Who, thinkest thou, is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath appointed over his family, to give them meat in season?

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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