1 Samuel 27:8 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →David raids the Geshurites, Gezrites, and Amalekites, peoples long settled in the region toward Shur and Egypt.
What Does 1 Samuel 27:8 Mean?
From Ziklag, David and his men carry out raids against desert peoples to the south, the Amalekites among them, ancient enemies of Israel. The narrator notes these were the region's longstanding inhabitants stretching toward Egypt.
David turns his strength against Israel's old adversaries rather than against his own people, even while living under a Philistine flag. The account is spare and unsoftened, set in the hard realities of that age. Through it we glimpse a man holding to a loyalty deeper than his circumstances, striking outward at Israel's foes even when his address was an enemy's town.
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What does 1 Samuel 27:8 mean?
David raids the Geshurites, Gezrites, and Amalekites, peoples long settled in the region toward Shur and Egypt.