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1 Samuel 30:9

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

So David went, he and the six hundred men that [were] with him,.... Encouraged by the oracle of the Lord:and came to the brook Besor; which Adrichomius places in the tribe of Simeon; it is thought to be near Gaza.

Aristaeus speaks of brooks that flowed by Gaza and Ashdod, places that belonged to the Philistines; some take it to be the river of the wilderness in Amos,See Gill on "Am 6:14":where those that were left behind stayed: or a part of them were left, as the Targum; all the six hundred came to this brook, but two hundred of them were left here, 1Sa 30:10 shows, and stayed here till the rest returned; for this is not to be understood of any that were left behind at Ziklag, for all came from thence to this brook.

Theatrum Terrae Sanct. p. 133. Hist. 72. Interpret. p.

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