1 Samuel 27 · Verse 8

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.
1 Samuel 27:8, King James Version

1 Samuel 27:8 in other translations

BSBNow 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.)
WEBDavid 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.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand 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,
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterAnd 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 to the land of Egypt.

What does 1 Samuel 27:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. 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).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 27:8-12
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, it is only better in appearance, therefore more dangerous. Yet, though believers often manifest imperfections, they can never be prevailed upon to renounce the service of God, and to unite interests with his enemies, or finally to become the servants of sin and Satan. But what a train of evils follow from unbelief! When we forget the Lord's past mercies, and his gracious assurances, we shall be overwhelmed with desponding fears, and probably be led to adopt some dishonourable method to get rid of our troubles. Nothing can so effectually establish us in holy tempers and practices, and preserve us from perplexities, as firm, unshaken dependence upon the promises of God in Christ Jesus.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Samuel 27:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'aland he went upH5927
דָּוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732
וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יוva.'a.na.Shavand men hisH582
וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֛וּvai.yif.she.Tuand they made raidsH6584
אֶל\־'el-againstH413
הַגְּשׁוּרִ֥יha.ge.shu.Rithe Geshurite[s]H1651
וְהַגִּזְרִ֖יve.ha.gir.ziand the Gizrite[s]H1511
וְהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑יve.ha.'a.mal.Kiand the Amalekite[s]H6003
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
הֵ֜נָּהHe.nahtheyH2007
יֹשְׁב֤וֹתyo.she.Vot[were] dwellingH3427
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzthe landH776
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
מֵֽעוֹלָ֔םme.'o.Lam[is] from antiquityH5769
בּוֹאֲךָ֥bo.'a.Khacoming youH935
שׁ֖וּרָהShu.rahShur towardsH7793
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and toH5704
אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
מִצְרָֽיִם\׃mitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 27:8

  • 1 Samuel 15:7-8

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

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

  • Joshua 13:13

    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

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

  • Joshua 16:10

    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 17:14-16

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it JEHOVAH–nissi: For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

  • 2 Samuel 14:32

    And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

  • 2 Samuel 15:8

    For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the Lord shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the Lord.

  • 2 Samuel 13:37-38

    But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

  • 1 Samuel 30:1

    And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

  • Exodus 15:22

    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.

  • 1 Kings 9:15-17

    And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife. And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth–horon the nether,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 2948. B.C. 1056. An. Ex. Is. 435. the Geshurites.
Jos 13:2,13; 2Sa 13:37,38; 14:23,32; 15:8; 1Ch 2:23
Gezrites. or, Gerzites.These people seem to be the Gerrhenians, (2 Mac 13:24) whose chief city, Gerrha, is mentioned by Strabo as lying between Gaza and Pelusium in Egypt.
the Amalekites.
Jos 16:10; Jud 1:29; 1Ki 9:15-17
as thou goest.
15:7,8; 30:1; Ex 17:14-16

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 27:7

    And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

  • 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.

  • 1 Samuel 27:9

    And 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.

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1 Samuel 27:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y subía David con los suyos, y hacían entradas en los Gesureos, y en los Gerzeos, y en los Amalecitas: porque estos habitaban de largo tiempo la tierra, desde como se va á Shur hasta la tierra de Egipto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et David et ses hommes montèrent et firent des incursions chez les Gueshuriens, et les Guirziens, et les Amalékites; car ces nations, dès les temps anciens, habitaient le pays, quand tu viens vers Shur et jusqu’au pays d’Égypte.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und David zog mit seinen Männern hinauf, und sie fielen ein bei den Gesuritern und den Girsitern und den Amalekitern; denn diese waren die Bewohner des Landes von alters her, bis nach Sur hin und bis zum Lande Ägypten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ascendit David et viri ejus, et agebant prædas de Gessuri, et de Gerzi, et de Amalecitis: hi enim pagi habitabantur in terra antiquitus, euntibus Sur usque ad terram Ægypti.