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and to those who were in Racal, and to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those who were in the cities of the Kenites,
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Generosity from God's Hand
Matthew Henry points out that the list of cities, including those in this verse, demonstrates a key principle: what God gives us, we should use for good. David’s generous distribution of the spoil to his friends and allies models how believers should act when blessed. Those who see the Lord as the Giver of their abundance will share it with fairness and generosity.
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1 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
Rachal. —The name Rachal never occurs again, and is quite unknown. Here the Septuagint, instead of Rachal, has five different name…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And to them which were in Rachal Another city of the tribe of Judah, but nowhere else spoken of:
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Presbyterian
What God gives us, He intends that we should do good with. In distributing the spoil, David was just and kind. Those are men of Belial indeed, who …
