1 Samuel 27:8 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | 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.

Commentaries

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

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

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

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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