Cross Reference GENESIS 38:1 AND IT CAME TO PASS AT THAT TIME THAT JUDAH WENT DOWN FROM HIS BRETHREN AND TURNED IN TO A CERTAIN ADULLAMITE WHOSE NAME WAS HIRAH

{Genesis 38:1} And it came to pass x1961 at that x1931 time, 6256 that Judah 3063 went down 3381 z8799 from x4480 x854 his brethren, 251 and turned y5186 z8799 in x5186 to x5704 a certain 376 Adullamite, 5726 whose name 8034 [was] Hirah. 2437

am 2265, bc 1739

it came:
As there cannot be above 23 years from the selling of Joseph, unto Israel's going down into Egypt; and as it is impossible that Judah should take a wife, and by her have three sons successively, and Shelah, the youngest, marriageable when Judah begat Pharez of Tamar, and Pharez be grown up, married, and have two sons, all within so short a period; Mr. Ainsworth conceives that the time here spoken of is soon after Jacob's coming to Shechem ("And Jacobª lifted upª ° his eyes,ª and looked,ª ° and, behold,¹ Esauª came,ª ° and with¹ him fourª hundredª men.ª And he dividedª °¹ the childrenª unto¹ Leah,ª and unto¹ Rachel,ª and unto¹ the twoª handmaids.ª" {Gen 33:1}). We have accordingly adapted the chronology to correspond with that time.

turned:
"And he said,ª ° Behold¹ now,¹ my lords,ª turn in,ª ° I pray you,¹ into¹ your servant'sª house,ª and tarry all night,ª ° and washª ° your feet,ª and ye shall rise up early,ª ° and goª ° on your ways.ª And they said,ª ° Nay;¹ but¹ we will abide² ° in the street² all night.ª °¹ ... And he pressedª ° upon them greatly;ª and they turned inª ° unto¹ him, and enteredª ° into¹ his house;ª and he madeª ° them a feast,ª and did bakeª ° unleavened bread,ª and they did eat.ª °" {Gen 19:2-3} + "And Jaelª went outª ° to meetª ° Sisera,ª and saidª ° unto¹ him, Turn in,ª ° my lord,ª turn inª ° to¹ me; fearª ° not.¹ And when he had turned inª ° unto¹ her into the tent,ª she coveredª ° him with a mantle.ª" {Jdg 4:18} + "And it fell¹ on a day,ª that Elishaª passedª ° to¹ Shunem,ª where¹ [was] a greatª woman;ª and she constrainedª ° him to eatª ° bread.ª And [so] it was,¹ [that] as oftª ¹ as he passed by,ª ° he turned² ° in¹ thither¹ to eatª ° bread.ª" {2Kg 4:8} + "Forsakeª ° the foolish,ª and live;ª ° and goª ° in the wayª of understanding.ª" {Prv 9:6} + "He that walkethª ° with¹ wiseª [men] shall be wise:ª ° but a companionª ° of foolsª shall be destroyed.ª °" {Prv 13:20}

Adullamite:
An inhabitant of Adullam, a city of Canaan, afterwards given to Judah, situated in the southern part of that tribe, west of Hebron. "The kingª of Libnah,ª one;ª the kingª of Adullam,ª one;ª" {Jsh 12:15} + "Jarmuth,ª and Adullam,ª Socoh,ª and Azekah,ª" {Jsh 15:35} + "Davidª therefore departed² °¹ thence,¹ ¹ and escapedª ° to¹ the caveª Adullam:ª and when his brethrenª and all¹ his father'sª houseª heardª ° [it], they went downª ° thither¹ to¹ him." {1Sm 22:1} + "And threeª °² of the thirtyª chiefª went down,ª ° and cameª ° to¹ Davidª in¹ the harvest timeª unto¹ the caveª of Adullam:ª and the troopª of the Philistinesª pitchedª ° in the valleyª of Rephaim.ª" {2Sm 23:13} + "Yet¹ will I bringª ° an heirª ° unto thee, O inhabitantª ° of Mareshah:ª he shall comeª ° unto¹ Adullamª the gloryª of Israel.ª" {Mic 1:15}