1 Samuel 30:28

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
to those in Aroer, in Siphmoth, and in Eshtemoa;

Hebrew Names Version
and to those who were in `Aro`er, and to those who were in Shefamot, and to those who were in Eshtemoa,

King James Version
And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,

Lexham English Bible
for those in Aroer, for those in Siphmoth, for those in Eshtemoa,

English Standard Version
in Aroer, in Siphmoth, in Eshtemoa,

New Century Version
Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,

New English Translation
for those in Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,

Amplified Bible
Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,

New American Standard Bible
to those who were in Aroer, to those who were in Siphmoth, to those who were in Eshtemoa,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And to them of Aroer, and to them of Siphmoth, and to them of Eshtemoa,

Legacy Standard Bible
and to those who were in Aroer, and to those who were in Siphmoth, and to those who were in Eshtemoa,

Complete Jewish Bible
to those in ‘Aro‘er, to those in Sifmot, to those in Esht'moa,

Darby Translation
and to those in Aroer, and to those in Siphmoth, and to those in Eshtemoa,

Easy-to-Read Version
Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,

George Lamsa Translation
And to those who were in Adoer and those who were in Siphmoth and to those who were in Eshtemoa

Good News Translation
Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,

Literal Translation
and to those in Aroer, and to those in Siphmoth, and to those in Eshtemoa,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
vnto them at Aroer, vnto them at Siphamoth, vnto them at Eschemoa,

American Standard Version
and to them that were in Aroer, and to them that were in Siphmoth, and to them that were in Eshtemoa,

Bible in Basic English
And to those in Arara and Eshtemoa

Bishop's Bible (1568)
To them of Aroer, to them of Sephamoth, to them of Esthema,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
and to them that were in Aroer, and to them that were in Siphmoth, and to them that were in Eshtemoa;

King James Version (1611)
And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And to those in Aroer, and to those in Ammadi, and to those in Saphi, and to those in Esthie,

English Revised Version
and to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa;

Berean Standard Bible
to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and that weren in Jether, and that weren in Aroer, and that weren in Sephamoth, and that weren in Escama, and that weren in Rethala,

Young's Literal Translation
and to those in Aroer, and to those in Siphmoth, and to those in Eshtemoa,

Update Bible Version
and to those that were in Arad, and to those that were in Siphmoth, and to those that were in Eshtemoa,

Webster's Bible Translation
And to [them] who [were] in Aroer, and to [them] who [were] in Siphmoth, and to [them] who [were] in Eshtemoa,

World English Bible
and to those who were in Aroer, and to those who were in Siphmoth, and to those who were in Eshtemoa,

New King James Version
those who were in Aroer, those who were in Siphmoth, those who were in Eshtemoa,

New Living Translation
Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,

New Life Bible
Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,

New Revised Standard
in Aroer, in Siphmoth, in Eshtemoa,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and to them who were in Aroer, and to them who were in Siphmoth, and to them who were in Eshtemoa,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And to them that were in Aroer, and that were in Sephamoth, and that were in Esthamo,

Revised Standard Version
in Aro'er, in Siphmoth, in Eshtemo'a,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and to those who were in Aroer, and to those who were in Siphmoth, and to those who were in Eshtemoa,

Contextual Overview

²¹ Then David came to the two hundred who had been too tired to continue with him and had dropped out at the Brook Besor. They came out to welcome David and his band. As he came near he called out, "Success!" ²² But all the mean-spirited men who had marched with David, the rabble element, objected: "They didn't help in the rescue, they don't get any of the plunder we recovered. Each man can have his wife and children, but that's it. Take them and go!" ²³"Families don't do this sort of thing! Oh no, my brothers!" said David as he broke up the argument. "You can't act this way with what God gave us! God kept us safe. He handed over the raiders who attacked us. Who would ever listen to this kind of talk? The share of the one who stays with the gear is the share of the one who fights—equal shares. Share and share alike!" From that day on, David made that the rule in Israel—and it still is. ²⁶On returning to Ziklag, David sent portions of the plunder to the elders of Judah, his neighbors, with a note saying, "A gift from the plunder of God 's enemies!" He sent them to the elders in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, Jattir, Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa, Racal, Jerahmeelite cities, Kenite cities, Hormah, Bor Ashan, Athach, and Hebron, along with a number of other places David and his men went to from time to time.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Aroer: Joshua 13:16

Siphmoth: Supposed to be the same with Shepham - Numbers 34:10, on the eastern borders of Canaan.

Eshtemoa: Joshua 15:50, Eshtemoh, Joshua 21:14

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 24:5 - Aroer 1 Chronicles 4:17 - Eshtemoa

Cross-References

Genesis 29:19
"It is far better," said Laban, "that I give her to you than marry her to some outsider. Yes. Stay here with me."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Aroer - Not Aroer on the Arnon, but (if rightly written) some town in Judah, not elsewhere named.

Siphmoth, Rachal 1 Samuel 30:29, and Athach 1 Samuel 30:30, are unknown and not elsewhere mentioned; but Zabdi the Shiphmite 1 Chronicles 27:27, who was over David’s wine-cellars, was evidently a native of the first-named place. It is a remarkable proof of the grateful nature of David, and of his fidelity to his early friendships, as well as a curious instance of undesigned coincidence, that we find among those employed by David in offices of trust in the height of his power so many inhabitants of those obscure places where he found friends in the days of his early difficulties. Ezri the son of Chelub, Shimei the Ramathite, and Zabdi the Shiphmite, as well as Ira and Gareb, and Ittai, and Hezrai, and many others, were probably among these friends of his youth.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 30:28. In Aroer — Situated beyond Jordan, on the banks of the river Arnon, in the tribe of God.

Siphmoth — Supposed to be the same with Shepham, Numbers 34:10, on the eastern border of the promised land.

Eshtemoa — Another city in the tribe of Judah. See Joshua 15:50.