1 Samuel 30:27 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,

To them which were in Beth-el - called sometimes Bethul, and Chesil; a town in the southern part of Judah (see the note at Joshua 12:16; Joshua 15:30; Joshua 19:4: cf. Joshua 19:1 Chr. 5:29-30).

South Ramoth. Four MSS. of acknowledged authority read Ramoth-negeb (see the note at Joshua 11:8), a fortified town situated on a low ridge (Robinson's 'Biblical Researches,' 2:, p. 615; Wilson's 'Lands of the Bible,' 1:, p. 342; Lord Lindsay's 'Letters,' 2:, p. 47; Van de Velde, 2:, p. 130).

Jattir - a town in the highlands of Judah (see the note at Joshua 15:48).

1 Samuel 30:27

27 To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,