1 Samuel 27:8

6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.

7 And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

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.

9 And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.

10 And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.

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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

    And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.

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  • Joshua 13:2

    This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,

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  • Joshua 13:13

    Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.

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  • Judges 1:29

    Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

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  • Joshua 16:10

    And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.

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  • Exodus 17:14–16

    And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

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  • 2 Samuel 14:32

    And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

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  • 2 Samuel 15:8

    For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD.

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