1 Samuel 15:4

Telaim . Kimchi identifies this with Telem ( Joshua 15:24 ), a place on the southern border of Judah near the country of the Amalekites. But as telaim means "lambs," more probably beth, "house," is to be understood; and so it was no town, but the "place of lambs," i.e. some open spot where at the proper season the lambs were collected from the pastures in the wilderness. Ten thousand men of Judah. A very small number compared with the hosts of Israel, especially as Judah was most exposed to the Amalekite, raids

, but, for some reason or other, broke up into small tribes, some, as those here spoken of, choosing the wilderness of Judah for their home ( 1:16 ), others living far to the north in Naphtali ( 4:11 , 4:17 ), others among the rocks of Arabia Petraea. Of these last we know but little, but the rest continued to be on friendly terms with David ( 1 Samuel 30:29 ).