1 Samuel 30:27

27 [It was] for those in Bethel, for those in Ramoth of the Negev, for those in Jattir,

1 Samuel 30:27 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 30:27

To [them] which [were] in Bethel
One part of the spoil was sent to them; not to those in Bethel, in the tribe of Benjamin, but in Kirjathjearim, called Bethel, or the house of God, because the ark was there, see ( 1 Samuel 7:1 ) ( 10:3 ) ; moreover, this place was also called Baalah, which some think is referred to here, see ( Joshua 15:9 ) ;

and to [them] which [were] in south Ramoth;
a city of the tribe of Simeon, which lay within the lot of Judah; of which see ( Joshua 19:8 ) ;

and to [them] which [were] in Jattir;
a city of the tribe of Judah, (See Gill on Joshua 15:48).

1 Samuel 30:27 In-Context

25 So from that day and beyond, he made it a rule and a regulation for Israel until this day.

26 Then David came to Ziklag, and he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, "{Here is} a gift for you from the plunder of the enemies of Yahweh!"

27 [It was] for those in Bethel, for those in Ramoth of the Negev, for those in Jattir,

28 for those in Aroer, for those in Siphmoth, for those in Eshtemoa,

29 for those in Racal, for those in the towns of the Jerahmeelites, for those in the towns of the Kenites,