The gifts were sent to the people of the following towns David had visited: Bethel, Ramoth-negev, Jattir,
Parallel translations
- WEB He sent it to those who were in Bethel, to those who were in Ramoth of the South, to those who were in Jattir,
- KJV To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,
- BSB He sent gifts to those in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, and Jattir;
- NKJV to those who were in Bethel, those who were in Ramoth of the South, those who were in Jattir,
- NASB to those who were in Bethel, to those who were in Ramoth of the Negev, to those who were in Jattir,
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Quick answer
David sends gifts to Bethel, Ramoth of the South, and Jattir. His generosity reaches across the towns of the south.
Overview
This begins a list of Judean towns that received a share of the recovered plunder. The wide distribution shows David caring for many communities, not merely his immediate followers. These ties of gratitude and kinship help lay the groundwork for the people of Judah to welcome him as their king.
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Cross-references · 8
- Josh 15:48In the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
- Josh 19:8and all the villages that were around these cities to Baalath Beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
- Josh 21:14Jattir with its suburbs, Eshtemoa with its suburbs,
- Gen 28:19He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
- Judg 1:22–23The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.
- 1 Kgs 12:29He set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
- Josh 16:2It went out from Bethel to Luz, and passed along to the border of the Archites to Ataroth;
- Josh 7:2Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, “Go up and spy out the land.” The men went up and spied out Ai.
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