And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
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Gill's Exposition
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…
Barnes' Notes
Hebron - Now El-Khulil (see Gen 23:2). Hebron was a city of refuge Jos 20:7, and one of the cities of the Kohathites Jos 21:11. It lies twenty miles south of Jerusalem.
Adam Clarke
To them which were in Hebron - This was a place strongly attached to David, and David to it, and the place where he was proclaimed king, and where he reigned more than seven years previously to the…
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
Hebron One of the most ancient cities in the world (Num 13:22). When Abraham entered Canaan it was already existing under the name of Kirjath Arba. In its neighbourhood he often sojourned, and there…
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