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1 Samuel 27:8

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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.

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1 Samuel 27:8 in other translations

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.

1 Samuel 27:8 · American Standard Version

1 Samuel 27:8 in context

  1. 6Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: therefore Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day.
  2. 7The number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
  3. 8David 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.
  4. 9David struck the land, and saved no man or woman alive, and took away the sheep, the cattle, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothing. Then he returned, and came to Achish.
  5. 10Achish said, “Against whom have you made a raid today?”
    David said, “Against the South of Judah, against the South of the Jerahmeelites, and against the South of the Kenites.”