1 Samuel 30:31
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New International Version (©2011)
and Hebron; and to those in all the other places where he and his men had roamed.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Hebron, and all the other places David and his men had visited.

English Standard Version (©2001)
in Hebron, for all the places where David and his men had roamed.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
and to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to go."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
to those in Hebron, and to those in all the places where David and his men had roamed.

International Standard Version (©2012)
Hebron, and for all those places where David and his men had frequented."

NET Bible (©2006)
and Hebron; and for those in whatever other places David and his men had traveled.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Hebron, and to all the places David and his men visited from time to time.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And to them who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to roam.

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

American Standard Version
and to them that were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And that were in Hebron, and to the rest that were in those places, in which David had abode with his men.

Darby Bible Translation
and to those in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men went about.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And to them who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to resort.

World English Bible
and to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men used to stay.

Young's Literal Translation
and to those in Hebron, and to all the places where David had gone up and down, he and his men.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

30:21-31 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.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 31. - Hebron, destined soon to become David's capital (2 Samuel 2:1), lay about fourteen miles south of Jerusalem. For an account of it see Conder, 'Tent Work,' 2:79, sqq. In comparing the list of David's heroes (1 Chronicles 11:26-47) with this catalogue of friendly towns, it will be found that several of them came from them, and had probably shared his exile at Ziklag. Such were Ira and Gareb, Ithrites from Jattir, Shama and Jehiel from Aroer; perhaps also Zabdi the Shiphmite (1 Chronicles 27:27) came from Siphmoth. We find David in this narrative acting justly as a soldier, generously to those who had been kind to him in his wanderings, and forming friendships which he retained and cherished long afterwards, when from being a fugitive he had become a king.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And to them which were in Hebron,.... A noted city in the tribe of Judah, in the mountainous part of it, and a city of refuge, and where David was afterwards anointed, first king over Judah, and then over Israel, 2 Samuel 2:4,

and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt; where they had their walks, and went to and fro when persecuted by Saul; all such places, and the inhabitants of them, David had a grateful remembrance of, who sheltered and relieved him in the times of his distress.

1 Samuel 30:31 Parallel Commentaries
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The Spoils are Divided
…29And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites, 30And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chorashan, and to them which were in Athach, 31And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.

Numbers 13:22 They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, lived. (Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
Joshua 14:13 Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
Joshua 21:11 They gave them Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pastureland, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
1 Samuel 23:22 Go and get more information. Find out where David usually goes and who has seen him there. They tell me he is very crafty.
2 Samuel 2:1 In the course of time, David inquired of the LORD. "Shall I go up to one of the towns of Judah?" he asked. The LORD said, "Go up." David asked, "Where shall I go?" "To Hebron," the LORD answered.