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1 Samuel 30:30
30Hormah, Bor Ashan, Athach
1 Samuel 30:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chor–ashan, and to them which were in Athach,
- New International Version (NIV)to those in Hormah, Bor Ashan, Athak
- English Standard Version (ESV)in Hormah, in Bor-ashan, in Athach,
- New King James Version (NKJV)those who were in Hormah, those who were in Chorashan, those who were in Athach,
Context of 1 Samuel 30:30
28Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa, 29Racal, the towns where the clan of Jerahmeel live, the towns where the Kenites live, Hormah, Bor Ashan, Athach 31and Hebron. David also sent gifts to the people in the towns that he and his men had visited.
Read all of 1 Samuel 301 Samuel 30:30 word by word
וְלַאֲשֶׁ֧ר בְּחָרְמָ֛ה וְלַאֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּבוֹר־עָשָׁ֖ן וְלַאֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּעֲתָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:30
- Joshua 19:4Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,
- Judges 1:17Then Judah's men joined with their cousins, Simeon's men, to attack the Canaanites who lived in Zephath. They completely destroyed the city. They gave it a new name, ‘Hormah’.
- Joshua 15:42He also gave them Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
- Joshua 19:7He also gave them Ain, Rimmon, Ether and Ashan. There were four towns and their villages.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Hormah - The general name of those cities which belonged to Arad, king of Canaan; and were devoted to destruction by the Hebrews, and thence called Hormah. See Numbers 21:1-3. In Chor-ashan - Probably the same as Ashan in the tribe of Judah: see Joshua 15:42; (note). It was afterwards ceded to Simeon, Joshua 19:7. To them which were in Athach - Probably the same as Ether, Joshua 19:7.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30Chor-ashan - Perhaps the same as Ashan Joshua 15:42, in the Shephelah of Judah, inhabited by Simeonites, and one of the priests‘ cities 1 Chronicles 4:32; 1 Chronicles 6:59.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-31Verses 21-31 What God gives us, he designs we should do good with. In distributing the spoil, David was just and kind. Those are men of Belial indeed, who delight in putting hardships upon their brethren, and care not who is starved, so that they may be fed to the full. David was generous and kind to all his friends. Those who consider the Lord as the Giver of their abundance, will dispose of it with fairness and liberality.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-30The places mentioned here were all in southern Judah. David eventually emerged from this territory as king (see 2 Samuel 2:1–4).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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