1 Samuel 27:8
6 That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
7 And the time that David lived in Philistine territory amounted to a year and four months.
Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt.)
9 Whenever David attacked a territory, he did not leave a man or woman alive, but he took the flocks and herds, the donkeys, camels, and clothing. Then he would return to Achish,
10 who would ask him, “What have you raided today?” And David would reply, “The Negev of Judah,” or “The Negev of Jerahmeel,” or “The Negev of the Kenites.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt.)
- KJV
- And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
- WEB
- David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites; for those were the inhabitants of the land who were of old, on the way to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.
- ASV
- And David and his men went up, and made a raid upon the Geshurites, and the Girzites, and the Amalekites; for those [nations] were the inhabitants of the land, who were of old, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
- DARBY
- And David and his men went up and made a raid upon the Geshurites, and the Gerzites, and the Amalekites: for those were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, and as far as the land of Egypt.
- BLB
- And David and his men went up and raided against the Geshurite, and the Girzite, and the Amalekite (for those [were] those dwelling in the land from of old) in your going to Shur, and as far as the land of Egypt.
- ÅB
- David og hans menn dro opp og overfalt gesurittene og girsittene og amalekittene; det var de folk som fra eldgammel tid hadde bodd i det land som strekker seg bortimot Sur og helt til Egypt.
- OTB
- Nå dro David og hans menn opp og herjet gesjurittene, girsittene og amalekittene; for de var innbyggerne i landet fra gammel tid, når du kommer til Sjur, helt til Egyptens land.
- B1930
- David og hans menn drog op og overfalt gesurittene og girsittene og amalekittene; det var de folk som fra eldgammel tid hadde bodd i det land som strekker sig bortimot Sur og helt til Egyptens land.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 15:7–8
Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.
Read in contextJoshua 13:2
This is the land that remains: All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites,
Read in contextJoshua 13:13
but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites. So Geshur and Maacath dwell among the Israelites to this day.
Read in contextJudges 1:29
Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.
Read in contextJoshua 16:10
But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.
Read in contextExodus 17:14–16
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”
Read in context2 Samuel 14:32
“Look,” said Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”
Read in context2 Samuel 15:8
For your servant made a vow while dwelling in Geshur of Aram, saying: ‘If indeed the LORD brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the LORD in Hebron.’”
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