1 Samuel 30:27
in 1 Samuel 30He sent gifts to those in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, and Jattir;
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
to them that were in Beth-el, and to them that were in Ramoth of the South, and to them that were in Jattir,
KJV
To them which were in Beth–el, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,
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This verse in 1 Samuel 30
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Bethel - i. e. Bethuel 1Ch 4:30, quite in the south near Beer-sheba, Hormah, and Ziklag; or Bethul Jos 19:4, one of the cities of the Simeonites. South Ramoth - Rather, “Ramoth of the South country” 1Sa 27:10; 1Sa 30:1, 1Sa 30:14, so-called to distinguish it from Ramoth-Gilead, one of the Simeonite cities Jos 19:8. Shimei, the Ramathite 1Ch 27:27, who was over David’s vineyards, was evidently a native of this Ramath. See below 1Sa 30:28. Jattir - “In the mountains” of Judah, and one of the priests’ cities, is identified with ‘Attir, ten miles south of Hebron.
This site's exposition
unto the elders of Judah
on 1 Samuel 30:26-31
David sends the spoil of the enemies of the LORD to town after town across Judah's south, a list of names running from Bethel to Hebron that reads like a map of every place that sheltered him through the outlaw years. Clarke calls the gesture plain gratitude to the men who gave him shelter and protection when he had none; Jamieson, Fausset and Brown read the same gifts as the seed of the following that would soon bring the men of Judah to anoint him. Two chapters later that anointing happens at Hebron, one of the very towns named on this list.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
5 And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the L ORD his God.
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To them which were in Bethel,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
To them which were in Beth-el - This was in the tribe of Ephraim. South Ramoth - So called to distinguish it from Ramoth Gilead, beyond Jordan. This Ramoth belonged to the tribe of Simeon, Jos 19:8. In Jattir - Supposed by Calmet to be the same as Ether, Jos 15:42, but more probably Jattir, Jos 15:48. It was situated in the mountains, and belonged to Judah.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לַאֲשֶׁ֧ר | laasher | for [those] who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בְּבֵֽית־ | beveit- | [were] in Beth- | H1008 → | 142 times |
| אֵ֛ל | ʾel | -el | H1008 → | 142 times |
| וְלַאֲשֶׁ֥ר | velaasher | and for [those] who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בְּרָמֽוֹת־ | beramot- | [were] in Ramoth | H7418 → | |
| נֶ֖גֶב | negev | Negev | H5045 → | 112 times |
| וְלַאֲשֶׁ֥ר | velaasher | and for [those] who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בְּיַתִּֽר׃ | beyatir | [were] in Jattir | H3492 → |
לַאֲשֶׁ֧רfor [those] who
laasherH834 →5497 times
בְּבֵֽית־[were] in Beth-
beveit-H1008 →142 times
אֵ֛ל-el
ʾelH1008 →142 times
וְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רand for [those] who
velaasherH834 →5497 times
בְּרָמֽוֹת־[were] in Ramoth
beramot-H7418 →
נֶ֖גֶבNegev
negevH5045 →112 times
וְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רand for [those] who
velaasherH834 →5497 times
בְּיַתִּֽר׃[were] in Jattir
beyatirH3492 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 28:19and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
it leads to
- Genesis 48:3
Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
- Hosea 12:4–5
Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—
- Genesis 35:1
Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
- Genesis 12:8
From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD,…
- Hosea 4:15
Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’
- Genesis 48:3
Through
Joshua 21:14Jattir, Eshtemoa,
it leads to
- Joshua 15:48
These were in the hill country:
- Joshua 15:50
Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
- Joshua 15:48
Through
Joshua 19:8and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 4:33
and all their surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record:
- 1 Chronicles 4:33
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.