1 Samuel 30:29

Contextual Overview

²¹ And David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. ²¹ Then David returned to the brook Besor and met up with the 200 men who had been left behind because they were too exhausted to go with him. They went out to meet David and his men, and David greeted them joyfully. ²¹ And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. ²¹ Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too tired to follow him, who had stayed at the Besor Ravine. They came out to meet David and the people with him. When he came near, David greeted the men at the ravine. ²¹ Then David approached the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to go with him, those whom they had left at the Wadi Besor. They went out to meet David and the people who were with him. When David approached the people, he asked how they were doing. ²¹ And David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that [were] with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. ²¹ David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people who were with him: and when David came near to the people, he greeted them. ²¹David came to the two hundred men who were so exhausted that they could not follow him and had been left at the brook Besor [with the provisions]. They went out to meet David and the people with him, and when he approached the people, he greeted them. ²¹ Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow David, and who had been left at the brook Besor. And they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. And when David came near to the people he greeted them. ²¹ Forsothe Dauid cam to twei hundrid men, that weren weeri, and abididen, and myyten not sue Dauid; and he hadde comaundid hem to sitte in the stronde of Besor; whiche yeden out ayens Dauid, and the puple that was with hym. Forsothe Dauid neiyede to the puple, and grette it pesibli.

Bible Verse Review
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Rachal: Supposed by Calmet to be the same as Hachilah. 1 Samuel 23:19

Jerahmeelites: The descendants of Jerahmeel son of Hezron - 1 Chronicles 2:9, 1 Chronicles 2:25-27, who inhabited a district in the south of Judah. 1 Samuel 27:10

Kenites: These people inhabited a small tract west of the Dead Sea. Judges 1:16

Cross-References

Genesis 30:5
And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.

Genesis 30:5
And Bilhah became pregnant, and bore Jacob a son.

Genesis 30:5
She became pregnant and gave Jacob a son.

Genesis 30:5
Bilhah became pregnant and gave Jacob a son.

Genesis 30:5
And Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

Genesis 30:5
Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

Genesis 30:5
Bilhah conceived and gave birth to a son for Jacob.

Genesis 30:5
and whanne the hosebonde hadde entrid to hir, sche conseyuede, and childide a sone.

Genesis 30:5
and Bilhah conceiveth, and beareth to Jacob a son,

Genesis 30:5
and Bilhah conceived and bore him a son.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 30:29. Them which were in Rachal — We know not where this place was; it is mentioned nowhere else in the Bible. Calmet conjectures that Hachilah, 1 Samuel 23:19, may be the same place; here we know David did conceal himself for some time, till the Ziphites endeavoured to betray him to Saul.

The cities of the Jerahmeelites — See before, 1 Samuel 27:10.

And-the cities of the Kenites — A very small tract on the southern coast of the Dead Sea.