1 Samuel 30:29

29 and Rakal; to those in the towns of the Jerahmeelites and the Kenites;

1 Samuel 30:29 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
29 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,
English Standard Version (ESV)
29 in Racal, in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, in the cities of the Kenites,
New Living Translation (NLT)
29 Racal, the towns of the Jerahmeelites, the towns of the Kenites,
The Message Bible (MSG)
29 Racal, Jerahmeelite cities, Kenite cities,
American Standard Version (ASV)
29 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,
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
29 Racal, the cities belonging to the Jerahmeelites, the cities belonging to the Kenites,
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
29 to those in Racal, in the towns of the Jerahmeelites, and in the towns of the Kenites;
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
29 and Racal. He sent some to those who were in the towns of the Jerahmeelites and Kenites.

1 Samuel 30:29 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 30:29

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 ) .

1 Samuel 30:29 In-Context

27 David sent it to those who were in Bethel, Ramoth Negev and Jattir;
28 to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa
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 2

  • 1. 1 Samuel 27:10
  • 2. Judges 1:16; S 1 Samuel 15:6
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