1 Samuel 30:31

31 and to those who were in ¹Hebron, and to all the places where * David himself and his men were accustomed to ²go."

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 to those who were in Racal, and to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those who were in the cities of the Kenites,

30 and to those who were in Hormah, and to those who were in Bor-ashan, and to those who were in Athach,

31 and to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to go."

Cross References

• 1. Numbers 13:22; Joshua 14:13-15; Joshua 21:11-13; 2 Samuel 2:1
• 2. 1 Samuel 23:22