1 Samuel 30:31

31 and Hebron; and to those in all the other places where he and his men had roamed.

1 Samuel 30:31 in Other Translations

KJV
31 And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
ESV
31 in Hebron, for all the places where David and his men had roamed.
NLT
31 Hebron, and all the other places David and his men had visited.
MSG
31 and Hebron, along with a number of other places David and his men went to from time to time.
CSB
31 to those in Hebron, and to [those in] all the places where David and his men had roamed.

1 Samuel 30:31 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 30:31

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 ) ( 5:3 ) ;

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.

1 Samuel 30:31 In-Context

29 and Rakal; to those in the towns of the Jerahmeelites and the Kenites;
30 to those in Hormah, Bor Ashan, Athak
31 and Hebron; and to those in all the other places where he and his men had roamed.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Numbers 13:22; S Joshua 10:36; Joshua 14:13; 2 Samuel 2:1,4
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