1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 Samuel 30:26 David generously distributes the spoils of victory to all who sided with him. He even gives gifts to others who will soon be his subjects. Hebron was the major city in the area. Bethel is not the famous Bethel (1 Samuel 7:16; 1 Samuel 10:3; 1 Samuel 13:2) but an otherwise unknown city in Judah. Jattir and Eshtemoa are Levitical cities in the Judean hills (Joshua 15:48, Joshua 15:50; Joshua 21:14). Bor-ashan is probably Ashan in the Shephelah (Joshua 19:7). The locations of the other places are uncertain.

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