1 SAMUEL 27:8 — KING JAMES VERSION 1
“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.”
And David and his men went up and made raids upon the Geshurites and the Girzites and the Amalekites; for those nations were the inhabitants of the land from of old, stretching toward Shur, even unto the land of Egypt — David's raids ('vayyaʿal dāwīd vᵉʾanāšāyw') target the enemies of Israel rather than Israelites themselves. The mention of these nations and their ancient habitation suggests David is clearing the southern frontier of threats.
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