Bible Dictionary
Road
In 1 Samuel 27:10, “road” refers to a raid or inroad, not to an ordinary traveled way. Biblical translations generally use “way” or “path” for a route of travel.
Definition
In the Authorized Version, “road” occurs in a single passage where it means a raid, inroad, or incursion rather than an ordinary route. Where Scripture refers to a traveled way, it generally uses “path” or “way.”
Biblical Usage
The word is used of an inroad or raid. It does not ordinarily denote a road or path of travel in Scripture.
Historical Background
Eastern roads were described as being more like paths than the traveled roads familiar in other settings.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(1 Sam. 27:10; R.V., “raid”), an inroad, an incursion. This word is never used in Scripture in the sense of a way or path.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
This word occurs but once in the Authorized Version of the Bible, viz. in (1 Samuel 37:10) where it is used in the sense of “raid” or “inroad.” Where a travelled road is meant “path” or “way” is used, since the eastern roads are more like our paths.