John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 30:27

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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To [them] which [were] in Bethel, etc.] One part of the spoil was sent to them; not to those in Bethel, in the tribe of Benjamin, but in Kirjathjearim, called Bethel, or the house of God, because the ark was there, (see <090701>1 Samuel 7:1 10:3); moreover, this place was also called Baalah, which some think is referred to here, (see <061509>Joshua 15:9); and to [them] which [were] in south Ramoth; a city of the tribe of Simeon, which lay within the lot of Judah; of which (see <061908>Joshua 19:8); and to [them] which [were] in Jattir; a city of the tribe of Judah, (see Gill on “<061548>Joshua 15:48”).

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