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Updated Bible Version

1 Samuel 30:29

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,

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,
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 came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. 22 Then all the wicked men and base fellows, of those that went with David, answered and said, Because they didn't go with us, we will not give them anything of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his sons, that he may lead them away, and depart. 23 Then said David, You shall not do so, my brothers, with that which Yahweh has given to us, who has preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand. 24 And who will listen to you in this matter? for as his share is that goes down to the battle, so shall his share be that tarries by the baggage: they shall share alike. 25 And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day. 26 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah, even to [each one of] his friends, saying, Look, a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of Yahweh: 27 To those that were in Bethuel, and to those that were in Ramoth of the South, and to those that were in Jattir, 28 and to those that were in Arad, and to those that were in Siphmoth, and to those that were in Eshtemoa, 29 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, 30 and to those that were in Hormah, and to those that were in Bor-ashan, and to those 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
And Bilhah became pregnant, and bore Jacob a son.
Genesis 30:8
And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed: and she named him Naphtali.
Genesis 30:9
When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her slave, and gave her to Jacob as wife.
Genesis 30:10
And Zilpah Leah's slave bore Jacob a son.
Genesis 30:22
And God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and opened her womb.
Genesis 30:25
And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country.
Genesis 30:38
And he set the rods which he had peeled across from the flocks in the gutters in the watering-troughs where the flocks came to drink; and they conceived when they came to drink.
Genesis 30:40
And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstreaked and all the black in the flock of Laban: and he put his own droves apart, and didn't put them to Laban's flock.
Genesis 31:6
And you know that with all my power I have served your father.
Matthew 24:45
Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due 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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