Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 30:28
And to [them] which [were] in Aroer, and to [them] which [were] in Siphmoth, and to [them] which [were] in Eshtemoa,
28. Aroer ] Obviously not the famous city on the R. Arnon. Perhaps the name survives in the Wady Arrah, some 20 miles south of Hebron, where Robinson found evident traces of an ancient village or town (II. 199). “Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite” are mentioned in the catalogue of David’s valiant men (1Ch 11:44).
Siphmoth ] mentioned nowhere else, unless it was the home of Zabdi the Shiphmite, the steward of David’s wine-cellars (1Ch 27:27).
Eshtemoa ] A priestly city (Jos 15:50; Jos 21:14); now Es Sema, nine miles S.S.W. of Hebron, “a considerable village, situated on a low hill, with broad valleys round about, fall of flocks and herds. In several places there are remains of walls built of very large stones, marking the site of an extensive ancient town.” Robinson, Bibl. Res. II. 204.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Aroer – Not Aroer on the Arnon, but (if rightly written) some town in Judah, not elsewhere named.
Siphmoth, Rachal 1Sa 30:29, and Athach 1Sa 30:30, are unknown and not elsewhere mentioned; but Zabdi the Shiphmite 1Ch 27:27, who was over Davids wine-cellars, was evidently a native of the first-named place. It is a remarkable proof of the grateful nature of David, and of his fidelity to his early friendships, as well as a curious instance of undesigned coincidence, that we find among those employed by David in offices of trust in the height of his power so many inhabitants of those obscure places where he found friends in the days of his early difficulties. Ezri the son of Chelub, Shimei the Ramathite, and Zabdi the Shiphmite, as well as Ira and Gareb, and Ittai, and Hezrai, and many others, were probably among these friends of his youth.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 28. In Aroer] Situated beyond Jordan, on the banks of the river Arnon, in the tribe of God.
Siphmoth] Supposed to be the same with Shepham, Nu 34:10, on the eastern border of the promised land.
Eshtemoa] Another city in the tribe of Judah. See Jos 15:50.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Aroer; not that beyond Jordan, Num 32:34, as many think, which was too remote from David; but another place of that name in Judah, where the rest of the places here named were; this being one of those places where David and his men were wont to haunt, as is expressed, 1Sa 30:31.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And to [them] which [were] in Aroer,…. Not Aroer in the tribe of Gad beyond Jordan, where David is never said to be, but some city of this name in the tribe of Judah; the Greek version of
Jos 15:22, instead of Adadah, has Arouel:
and to [them] which [were] in Siphmoth; which very probably was in the tribe of Judah, though nowhere else mentioned:
and to [them] which [were] in Eshtemoa; a Levitical city given to the Levites by the children of Judah, Jos 21:14.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(28) Aroer . . . Siphmoth and . . . Eshtemoa.Aroer, a city, with colossal ruins of foundation walls, south of Hebron. Of Siphmoth nothing is known. Zabdi, the Shiphmite (1Ch. 27:27), who was over King Davids cellars, clearly comes from Siphmoth. Bishop Hervey well calls attention to a remarkable proof of the grateful nature of David and his fidelity to his early friendships, that we find among those employed by David in offices of trust in the height of his power so many inhabitants of these obscure places, where he found friends in the days of his early difficulties. Ezri, the son of Shemei the Ramathite, Zabdi the Shiphmite, and many others, were among the friends of his youth. Eshtemoa, a priestly city, still survives, with ruins still visible, in the village of Semna.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
28. Aroer By Dr. Robinson identified with the ruins of an ancient town in a valley twenty miles south of Hebron, called Wady Ar’arah.
Siphmoth This place is never mentioned again, and its site is unknown.
Eshtemoa Identical with es-Semna, eight miles south of Hebron. Jos 15:50.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
1Sa 30:28 And to [them] which [were] in Aroer, and to [them] which [were] in Siphmoth, and to [them] which [were] in Eshtemoa,
Ver. 28. In Siphmoth. ] Alias Shephum.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Aroer: Jos 13:16
Siphmoth: Supposed to be the same with Shepham – Num 34:10, on the eastern borders of Canaan.
Eshtemoa: Jos 15:50, Eshtemoh, Jos 21:14
Reciprocal: 2Sa 24:5 – Aroer 1Ch 4:17 – Eshtemoa