And 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,
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Gill's Exposition
And to them which were in Rachal,.... Another city of the tribe of Judah, but nowhere else spoken of:
and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites: which lay to the south of Judah, Sa1…
Adam Clarke
Them which were in Rachal - We know not where this place was; it is mentioned nowhere else in the Bible. Calmet conjectures that Hachilah, Sa1 23:19, may be the same place; here we know David did…
We have here an account of the distribution of the spoil which as taken from the Amalekites. When the Amalekites had carried away a rich booty from the land of Judah and the Philistines they spent it…
Cambridge Bible
Rachal Nowhere else mentioned. The Sept. reads Carmel, but its list is corrupt and not to be trusted.
the Jerahmeelites See on 1Sa 27:10.
the Kenites See on 1Sa 15:6.
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