1 Samuel 30:31

31 and Hebron; and to those in all the other places where he and his men had roamed.

1 Samuel 30:31 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
31 And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
English Standard Version (ESV)
31 in Hebron, for all the places where David and his men had roamed.
New Living Translation (NLT)
31 Hebron, and all the other places David and his men had visited.
The Message Bible (MSG)
31 and Hebron, along with a number of other places David and his men went to from time to time.
American Standard Version (ASV)
31 and to them that were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
31 Hebron, and to all the places David and his men visited from time to time.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
31 to those in Hebron, and to [those in] all the places where David and his men had roamed.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
31 and Hebron. He also sent some to those who were in all of the other places where he and his men had wandered around.

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 Rakal; to those in the towns of the Jerahmeelites and the Kenites;
30 to those in Hormah, Bor Ashan, Athak
31 and Hebron; and to those in all the other places where he and his men had roamed.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Numbers 13:22; S Joshua 10:36; Joshua 14:13; 2 Samuel 2:1,4
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