To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,
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Interpretation
What God gives us, he designs we should do good with. In distributing the spoil, David was just and kind.
Read with
This thought runs through 1 Samuel 30:26-30.
Glossary
- Negeb Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Tel Beer Sheva.
- Bethel Place
- House of God. (1. ) A place in Central Palestine, about 10 miles north of Jerusalem, at the head of the pass of Michmash and Ai. It was originally the royal Canaanite city of Luz ( Gen. 28:19 ). Modern identification: Khirbet el Qaryatein.
- Jattir Place
- Pre-eminent, a city in the mountains of Judah ( Josh. 15:48 ; 21:14 ). Modern identification: Khirbet Attir.
- Ramoth Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Horbat Uza.