Lux Domini
And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,

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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

Aroer Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Aro’er.
Eshtemoa Place
Obedience, a town in the mountains of Judah ( Josh. 21:14 ; 1 Chr. 6:57 ), which was allotted, with the land round it, to the priests. Modern identification: As Samu.
Siphmoth Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: As Samu.