1 Samuel 27:8

1 Samuel 27:8 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these peoples had lived in the land extending to Shur and Egypt.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now David and his men went up and made raids against the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites, for these were the inhabitants of the land from of old, as far as Shur, to the land of Egypt.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. For those nations were the inhabitants of the land from of old, as you go to Shur, even as far as the land of Egypt.

Context of 1 Samuel 27:8

6That day Achish gave Ziklag to him, and it still belongs to the kings of Judah today. 7The length of time that David stayed in Philistine territory amounted to a year and four months. David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. From ancient times they had been the inhabitants of the region through Shur as far as the land of Egypt. 9Whenever David attacked the land, he did not leave a single person alive, either man or woman, but he took flocks, herds, donkeys, camels, and clothing. Then he came back to Achish, 10who inquired, “Where did you raid today?” David replied, “The south country of Judah,” “The south country of the Jerahmeelites,” or “The south country of the Kenites.”

1 Samuel 27:8 word by word

וַיַּ֤עַל דָּוִד֙ וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֛וּ אֶל־הַגְּשׁוּרִ֥י וְהַגִּזְרִ֖י וְהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑י כִּ֣י הֵ֜נָּה יֹשְׁב֤וֹת הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מֵֽעוֹלָ֔ם בּוֹאֲךָ֥ שׁ֖וּרָה וְעַד־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and his menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• and invadedפָּשַׁטpâshaţ · to stripH6584
• the Geshuritesגְּשׁוּרִיgeshûrîy · GeshuriteH1651
• and the Gezritesגִּזְרִיgizrîy girzîy · GirziteH1511
• and the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵקִי‛ămâlêqîy · AmalekiteH6003
• for thoseהֵנָּהhênnâh · they(fem.)H2007
• of oldעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: antiquityH5769
• the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• as thou goestבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): towardsH935
• to Shurשׁוּרshûr · ShurH7793
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 27:8

• Joshua 13:2This is the land that remains: All the districts of the Philistines and the Geshurites:
• 2 Samuel 13:37But Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
• 2 Samuel 14:23So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
• 2 Samuel 15:8For your servant made a vow when I lived in Geshur of Aram, saying, ‘If the Lord really brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the Lord in Hebron.’”
• 1 Chronicles 2:23But Geshur and Aram captured Jair’s Villages along with Kenath and its surrounding villages — sixty towns. All these were the descendants of Machir father of Gilead.
• Joshua 16:10However, they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites still live in Ephraim today, but they are forced laborers.
• Judges 1:29At that time Ephraim failed to drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived among them in Gezer.
• 1 Kings 9:15This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon had imposed to build the Lord’s temple, his own palace, the supporting terraces, the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
• 1 Samuel 15:7Then Saul struck down the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is next to Egypt.
• 1 Samuel 30:1David and his men arrived in Ziklag on the third day. The Amalekites had raided the Negev and attacked and burned Ziklag.
• Exodus 17:14The Lord then said to Moses, “Write this down on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua: I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek under heaven.”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 27:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The Geshurites bordered upon the Philistines, and lived in the mountainous district which terminates the desert on the northeast (marginal reference). They were a different tribe, or, at least, a different branch of it, from the Geshurites who lived on the northeast border of Bashan, and were Arameans 2 Samuel 15:8. The Gezrites, or Gerzites, may be connected with those who gave their name to Mount Gerizim.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 While David was in the land of the Philistines, he attacked some remains of the devoted nations. The people whom he cut off were long before doomed to destruction. It is often wisdom to shun public notice, but we must in no situation be idle. We must always try to do somewhat in the cause of God. This expedition David hid from Achish. But an equivocation which serves the purpose of a lie, is as like to it as a hypocrite is to a profane person…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites: These groups lived on the edges of the southern desert and caused problems for both the Philistines and Israelites. (For more on the Amalekites, see 1 Samuel 14:48; 15; for more on the Geshurites, see Joshua 13:2, 13; 2 Samuel 3:3.) Shur was somewhere east of Egypt (1 Samuel 15:7; Genesis 16:7; 20:1; 25:18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. David ... went up, and invaded the Geshurites--(See Jos 13:2). and the Gezrites--or the Gerizi [Gesenius], (Jos 12:12), some Arab horde which had once encamped there. and the Amalekites--Part of the district occupied by them lay on the south of the land of Israel (Jud 5:14; 12:15).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 27:8

• Amalekites
• David
• Falsehood
• Geshur
• Gezer
• Philistines
• Shur
• War

In the dictionaries

• David
• Egypt
• Geshurites
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Geshur, Geshurites
• Achish
• Robbery
• Abimelech
• Alliance
• Amalek; Amalekite

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings