1 Samuel 30:31

And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Hebron	בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן be.chev.Ron	H2275	Chebron · preposition + proper noun, a place name
places	הַמְּקֹמ֛וֹת ha.me.ko.Mot	H4725	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
David	דָּוִ֖ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
men	וַאֲנָשָֽׁיו va.'a.na.Shav	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
haunt	הִתְהַלֶּךְ hit.ha.lekh-	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, hithpael perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

2 Samuel 2:1 And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said un…
Joshua 14:13-15 And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
2 Samuel 2:4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-g…
2 Samuel 4:1 And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
2 Samuel 15:10 But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 30:21–end

We have here an account of the distribution of the spoil which as taken from the Amalekites. When the Amalekites had carried away a rich booty from the land of Judah and the Philistines they spent it in sensuality, in eating, and drinking, and making merry with it; but David disposed of the spoil taken after another manner, as one that knew that justice and charity must govern us in the use we make of whatever we have in this world. What God gives us he designs we should do good with, not serve our lusts with. In the distribution of the spoil, I. David was just and kind to those who abode by the stuff. They came forth to meet the conquerors, and to congratulate them on this success, though t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 30:26

when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah--This was intended as an acknowledgment to the leading men in those towns and villages of Judah which had ministered to his necessities in the course of his various wanderings. It was the dictate of an amiable and grateful heart; and the effect of this well-timed liberality was to bring a large accession of numbers to his camp (Ch1 12:22). The enumeration of these places shows what a numerous and influential party of adherents to his cause he could count within his own tribe [Sa1 30:27-31]. Next: 1 Samuel Chapter 31

Adam Clarke on 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…

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Dictionary and topics

Chor-ashan — Smoking furnace, one of the places where “David himself and his men were wont to haunt” (1 Sam. 30:30, 31). It is probably identical with Ashan (Josh. 15:42; 19:7), a Simeonite city in the Negeb,…
Elder — A name frequently used in the Old Testament as denoting a person clothed with authority, and entitled to respect and reverence (Gen. 50:7). It also denoted a political office (Num. 22:7). The “elders…
Eshtemoa — Obedience, a town in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 21:14; 1 Chr. 6:57), which was allotted, with the land round it, to the priests. It was frequented by David and his followers during their…
Robbery — Practised by the Ishmaelites (Gen. 16:12), the Chaldeans and Sabeans (Job 1:15, 17), and the men of Shechem (Judg. 9:25. See also 1 Sam. 27:6-10; 30; Hos. 4:2; 6:9). Robbers infested Judea in our…
Ziklag — A town in the Negeb, or south country of Judah (Josh. 15:31), in the possession of the Philistines when David fled to Gath from Ziph with all his followers. Achish, the king, assigned him Ziklag as…

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Samuel 30:31

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 30:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 30:26

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 30:31

Dictionary and topics

1 Samuel 30:31

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 30:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 30:26

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 30:31

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Samuel 30:31

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 30:21–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 30:31

Rashi on 1 Samuel 30:31