1 Samuel 30:31

Modern

…and to those in Hebron and in all the places where David and his men had roamed.

Traditional

And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.

Literal

…and to those in Hebron, and to all the places where David had gone up and down there—he and his men.

Latin

…et qui in Hebron, et reliquis qui erant in his locis in quibus commoratus fuerat David, ipse et viri ejus.

Hebrew

English

…and to those in Hebron and in all the places where David and his men had roamed.

David ruled as king over Judah from the city of Hebron for seven and a half years (2 Samuel 2:1–7; 5:5).

David generously divided the spoils among those who participated in the battle and those who were too exhausted to take part.

Theme notes and profiles

2 Samuel 2:1
Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.
2 Samuel 15:10
Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’”
2 Samuel 4:1
Now when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed.
2 Samuel 2:4
Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
Joshua 14:13–15
Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Hebron: An important city in Judah; burial place of patriarchs