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1 Samuel 27:8 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 27 · verse 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.1 Samuel 27:8 · King James Version
1 Samuel 27:8 in context
6Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
7And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
8And 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.
9And 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.
10And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- inhabitantsyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- GeshuritesGᵉshûwrîya Geshurite or inhabitants of GeshurH1651 →
- AmalekitesʻĂmâlêqîyan Amalekite or descendants of AmalekH6003 →
- GezritesGizrîya Grizite or member of a native tribe in PalestineH1511 →
- invadedpâshaṭto spread outH6584 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
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Here is an account of David's actions while he was in the land of the Philistines, a fierce attack he made upon some remains of the devoted nations, his success in it, and the representation he gave of it to Achish. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-12