1 Samuel 30:28

28 and that were in Aroer, and that were in Siphmoth, and that were in Eshtemoa,

1 Samuel 30:28 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 30:28

And to [them] which [were] in Aroer
Not Aroer in the tribe of Gad beyond Jordan, where David is never said to be, but some city of this name in the tribe of Judah; the Greek version of ( Joshua 15:22 ) , instead of Adadah, has Arouel:

and to [them] which [were] in Siphmoth;
which very probably was in the tribe of Judah, though nowhere else mentioned:

and to [them] which [were] in Eshtemoa;
a Levitical city given to the Levites by the children of Judah, ( Joshua 21:14 ) .

1 Samuel 30:28 In-Context

26 Then David came into Ziklag, and he sent gifts of the prey to the elder men of Judah, his neighbours, and said, Take ye blessing of the prey of [the] enemies of the Lord (Have ye a gift out of the prey from the Lord's enemies);

27 to them that were in Bethel, and that were in Ramoth, at the south, and that were in Jattir,

28 and that were in Aroer, and that were in Siphmoth, and that were in Eshtemoa,

29 and that were in Rachal, and that were in the cities of Jerahmeel, and that were in the cities of Kenites,

30 and that were in Hormah, and that were in Chorashan, and that were in Athach,