1 Samuel 27:8 “Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites,…”

1 Samuel 27:8

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.)

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Dauid and his men went vp, and inuaded the Geshurites, and the Girzites, and the Amalekites: for they inhabited the lande from the beginning, from the way, as thou goest to Shur, euen vnto the lande of Egypt.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

and David goeth up and his men, and they push unto the Geshurite, and the Gerizite, and the Amalekite, (for they are inhabitants of the land from of old), as thou comest in to Shur and unto the land of Egypt,

Bible in Basic English

And David and his men went up and made attacks on the Geshurites and the Girzites and the Amalekites; for these were the people who were living in the land from Telam on the way to Shur, as far as Egypt.

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Cross references

“A. M. 2948. B.C. 1056. the Geshurites”

Joshua 13:2 Joshua 13:13 2 Samuel 14:23 2 Samuel 14:32 2 Samuel 15:8 1 Chronicles 2:23

Joshua 13:2 · BSB

This is the land that remains: All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites,

Joshua 13:13 · BSB

but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites. So Geshur and Maacath dwell among the Israelites to this day.

2 Samuel 14:23 · BSB

So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 14:32 · BSB

“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, a…

2 Samuel 15:8 · BSB

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.’ ”

1 Chronicles 2:23 · BSB

But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.

“the Amalekites”

Joshua 16:10 Judges 1:29 1 Kings 9:15–17

Joshua 16:10 · BSB

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.

Judges 1:29 · BSB

Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.

1 Kings 9:15–17 · BSB

This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

“as thou goest”

1 Samuel 30:1 Exodus 17:14–16 1 Samuel 15:7 1 Samuel 15:8

1 Samuel 30:1 · BSB

On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.

Exodus 17:14–16 · BSB

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.”

1 Samuel 15:7 · BSB

Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.

1 Samuel 15:8 · BSB

He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword.

Also

Exodus 15:22 Exodus 17:8

Exodus 15:22 · BSB

Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.

Exodus 17:8 · BSB

After this, the Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7And the time that David lived in Philistine territory amounted to a year and four months.

9Whenever 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,

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