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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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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The Geshurites bordered the Philistines and lived in the mountainous district that terminates the desert on the northeast (marginal reference). The…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Went up. —The expression is strictly accurate. The nomad tribes against whom his expeditions were directed lived on higher ground …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And David and his men went up
From Ziklag, where they dwelt:

and invaded the Geshurites

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

While David was in the land of the Philistines, he attacked some remnants of the devoted nations. The people whom he destroyed had long before been…

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