1 Samuel 27:8

¶ 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.

And David {H1732} and his men {H582} went up {H5927}, and invaded {H6584} the Geshurites {H1651}, and the Gezrites {H1511}, and the Amalekites {H6003}: for those {H2007} nations were of old {H5769} the inhabitants {H3427} of the land {H776}, as thou goest {H935} to Shur {H7793}, even unto the land {H776} of Egypt {H4714}.

he and his men began going up and raiding the G'shuri, the Gizri and the 'Amaleki (from ancient times these people had lived in the land in the direction of Shur, all the way to Egypt).

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.)

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.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Samuel 15:7 (5 votes)

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

  • 1 Samuel 15:8 (5 votes)

    And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

  • Joshua 13:2 (5 votes)

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

  • Joshua 13:13 (4 votes)

    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.

  • Judges 1:29 (3 votes)

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

  • Joshua 16:10 (3 votes)

    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.

  • Exodus 15:22 (2 votes)

    ¶ So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.