Achish said, “Against whom have you made a raid today?” David said, “Against the South of Judah, against the South of the Jerahmeelites, and against the South of the Kenites.”
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Achish said, “Against whom have you made a raid today?” David said, “Against the South of Judah, against the South of the Jerahmeelites, and against the South of the Kenites.”
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And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
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And Achish said: 'Whither have ye made a raid to-day?' And David said: 'Against the South of Judah, and against the South of the Jerahmeelites, and against the South of the Kenites.'
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Passages linked to 1 Samuel 27:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Judges 1:16 The children of the Kenite, Moses’ brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and lived with the people.
- 1 Chronicles 2:9 The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
- 1 Chronicles 2:25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
- Judges 4:11 Now Heber the Kenite had separated himself from the Kenites, even from the children of Hobab, Moses’ brother-in-law, and had pitched his tent as far as the oak in Zaanannim, which is by Kedesh.
- 1 Samuel 30:29 to those who were in Racal, to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, to those who were in the cities of the Kenites,
- Galatians 2:11-13 But when Peter came to Antioch, I resisted him to his face, because he stood condemned. For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. And the rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.
- Genesis 27:19-20 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done what you asked me to do. Please arise, sit and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me.” Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?” He said, “Because Yahweh your God gave me success.”
- Genesis 27:24 He said, “Are you really my son Esau?” He said, “I am.”
- Numbers 24:21 He looked at the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, “Your dwelling place is strong. Your nest is set in the rock.
- Joshua 2:4-6 The woman took the two men and hid them. Then she said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I didn’t know where they came from. About the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, the men went out. Where the men went, I don’t know. Pursue them quickly. You may catch up with them.” But she had brought them up to the roof, and hidden them under the stalks of flax which she had laid in order on the roof.
- Judges 5:24 “Jael shall be blessed above women, the wife of Heber the Kenite; blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
- 1 Samuel 15:6 Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, depart, go down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them; for you showed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
- 1 Samuel 21:2 David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has commanded me to do something, and has said to me, ‘Let no one know anything about the business about which I send you, and what I have commanded you. I have sent the young men to a certain place.’
- 1 Samuel 23:27 But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come; for the Philistines have made a raid on the land!”
- 2 Samuel 17:20 Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house; and they said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman said to them, “They have gone over the brook of water.” When they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
- Psalms 119:29 Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your law graciously!
- Psalms 119:163 I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law.
- Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.
- Ephesians 4:25 Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, against whom.
Or, against whom.
Which were a family of the tribe of Judah, 1 Chron. 2:9.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 27:10 And Achish said, Whither have ye made…
1Sa 27:10 And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
Ver. 10. Whither have ye made a road?] Or, Whether have ye made, &c.
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Against the south of Judah.] This was either a flat lie, or a foul equivocation, much misbecoming such a man’s mouth. The infirmities of God’s children never appear but in their tentations. David knew that
“ Nihil est vigilantius aure tyranni. ” - Juvenal.
But that should not have made him thus to lie and dissemble: as the Priscillianists did of old, and the Jesuits do still, with their detestable equivocations, and mental reservations, which they teach and defend ad consolationem afflictorum Catholicorum (their own words) et omnium piorum instructionem, for the comfort of poor afflicted Catholics, and the instruction of all godly persons. {a} That subtle answer of Tarlton, bishop of Winchester, is well known, Edwardum occidere nolito timere bonum est. David had chosen the way of truth, {Psa 119:30} and yet otherwhiles he deviated.
{a} Garnes. Blackwell.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Against the south of Judah: these and the following…
Against the south of Judah: these and the following words are ambiguous; for they may be understood, either of the southern parts from Judah, &c., which he would have Achish understand; or of another country lying southward from Judah, &c., which David meant, and which was the truth. So though it was not a downright lie; yet it was an equivocation, with an intention to deceive, which is the formality of a lie, and was contrary to that simplicity which became David, both as a prince, and as an eminent professor of the true religion.
And against, for that is against; for in the following words he particularly expresseth what part of the south of Judah he went against, even that which was inhabited by the Jerahmeelites, and by the Kenites.
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The Jerahmeelites; the posterity of Hezron, a family of Judah, 1Ch 2:9,25. The
Kenites; the posterity of Jethro, which chose to dwell in the south of Judah, Jdg 1:16. See Num 24:21.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Achish said, whither have ye made a road…
And Achish said, whither have ye made a road today?.... Or whither had they rushed in, or poured in and spread themselves? or where had they made their excursion to fetch in the prey and booty they now brought?
and David said, against the south of Judah; he meant against some people that lay to the south of the land of Judah, without it; but expressed himself so, that Achish might think he meant the southern parts of Judah within the country; which, though not a downright lie, was an equivocation, and made with a design to deceive; and was by no means agreeably to the character of David, nor to be defended nor imitated:
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and against the south of the Jerahmeelites; these were the descendants of Jerahmeel, the son of Hezron, the grandson of Judah, and so inhabited in the tribe of Judah, and very probably in the southern part of it, Ch1 2:9,
and against the south of the Kenites; the posterity of Jethro; these, at least some of them, at the first seating of the children of Israel in the land of Canaan, went with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad, Jdg 1:16.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain David - These and the following words are ambiguous,…
David - These and the following words are ambiguous, and contrary to that simplicity which became David, both as a prince, and as an eminent professor of the true religion. The fidelity of Achish to him, and the confidence he put in him, aggravates his sin in thus deceiving him, which David seems penitently to reflect on, when he prays, Remove from me the way of lying.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 10. Whither have ye made a road today?]…
Verse 10. Whither have ye made a road today?] He had probably been in the habit of making predatory excursions. This seems to be implied in the question of Achish.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Sa 27:10. David said, Against the south of Judah,…
1Sa 27:10. David said, Against the south of Judah, &c. — David expressed himself thus ambiguously that Achish might suppose he had assaulted the land of Judah; whereas he had only fallen upon those people who bordered on that land. His words, therefore, though not directly false, (all those people actually dwelling on the south of Judah,) yet being ambiguous, and intended to convey an erroneous idea, were very contrary to that simplicity which became David, both as a prince and as an eminent professor of the true religion. The fidelity of Achish to him, and the confidence he put in him, aggravates his sin in thus deceiving him; which David seems peculiarly to reflect on when he prays, “Remove from me the way of lying.”
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The Jerahmeelites - i. e. the descendants of Jerahmeel,…
The Jerahmeelites - i. e. the descendants of Jerahmeel, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah (marginal references). They were therefore a portion of the “south of Judah.”
The Kenites - See Num 24:21 note; Num 4:11; and for their near neighborhood to Amalek, see 1Sa 15:6.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Jerameel, the son of Esron, inhabited the most southern…
Jerameel, the son of Esron, inhabited the most southern part of Juda. --- Ceni, or the Cinites, descendants of Jethro, (Calmet) who dwelt at Arad and the environs. The words of David might signify that he attacked these people of Israel, as Achis understood him; or that he made inroads upon those who dwelt to the south of them, which was really the case. (Haydock) --- At his return, he passed by Siceleg, where he left the spoil, carrying some of the choicest things, as a present, to Achis. (Menochius) --- But he suffered none of the human race to be carried away captive, lest any of them might disclose the true state of affairs to the king, who might have apprehended that the injured nations would make an attack upon his dominions. (Salien)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to-day?--that…
Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to-day?--that is, raid, a hostile excursion for seizing cattle and other booty.
David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites--Jerahmeel was the great-grandson of Judah, and his posterity occupied the southern portion of that tribal domain.
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the south of the Kenites--the posterity of Jethro, who occupied the south of Judah (Jdg 1:16; Num 24:21). The deceit practised upon his royal host and the indiscriminate slaughter committed, lest any one should escape to tell the tale, exhibit an unfavorable view of this part of David's history.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 10. Jerahmeelites — The family of Jerahmeel, the son…
10. Jerahmeelites — The family of Jerahmeel, the son of Hezron, and descendant of Judah. 1Ch_2:9; 1Ch_2:25.
Kenites — See note on 1Sa_15:6. In making this reply to Achish, David uttered a deliberate lie, for which no apology can be offered.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10. Whither] The Heb. word does not mean whither,…
10. Whither] The Heb. word does not mean whither, and must be emended. It is best to follow the Sept. and Vulg. in reading “against whom.”
have ye made a road] The same word as that translated “invaded” in 1Sa_27:8. “Road” means a plundering excursion or raid, from A.-S. râd, a riding. Compare the compound in-road. “Him hee named, who at that time was absent, making roades upon the Lacedemonians.” Sidney’s Arcadia.
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the Jerahmeelites] Descendants of Jerahmeel the son of Hezron (1Ch_2:9; 1Ch_2:25), who were settled on the southern frontier of Judah, apparently as an independent tribe. Cp. 1Sa_30:29.
the Kenites] Who were in alliance with the Israelites. See on 1Sa_15:6.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (10) And David said, Against the south of Judah.—The…
(10) And David said, Against the south of Judah.—The answer of David to his sovereign lord, the King of Gath—for he was now, to all intents and purposes, a vassal prince of Achish—was simply a falsehood. He had been engaged in distant forays against the old Bedaween enemies of Israel, far away in the desert which stretched to the frontier of Egypt; and from these nomads—rich in cattle and in other property, which they had obtained by years of successful plunder—he seems to have gained much booty, a share of which he brought to his “suzerain,” Achish. But David represents that the cattle and apparel had been captured from his own countrymen, whose territory he was harrying. “The Jerahmeelites were descendants of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron (1Ch_2:9; 1Ch_2:25-26), and therefore one of the three large families of Judah who sprang from Hezron.”—Keil, They dwelt, it is believed, on the southern frontier of the tribe of Judah. The Kenites were a race living in friendship with and under the protection of Judah.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 the king of Gath (See: How to Translate Names)
Achish
the king of Gath (See: How to Translate Names)
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Jerahmeelites
a clan from the tribe of Judah (See: How to Translate Names)
Kenites
a people group who lived in the land of Midian (See: How to Translate Names)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 27:10 David misled Achish by claiming his attacks were…
27:10 David misled Achish by claiming his attacks were against his own people of Judah and two other related groups. The text does not commend David for lying to the foreign king, but neither does it condemn him. • The Jerahmeelites were a Semitic tribe in southern Judah (1 Chr 2:9, 25-27, 33, 42). • Kenites: Moses’ father-in-law was a Kenite (Judg 1:16; 4:11; see also study note on 1 Sam 15:6).
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