And David and his men went up and raided (A)the Geshurites, (B)the [a]Girzites, and the (C)Amalekites. For those nations were the inhabitants of the land from [b]of old, (D)as you go to Shur, even as far as the land of Egypt.

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  1. 1 Samuel 27:8 Or Gezrites
  2. 1 Samuel 27:8 ancient times

Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites,(A) the Girzites and the Amalekites.(B) (From ancient times these peoples had lived in the land extending to Shur(C) and Egypt.)

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Whenever David [a]attacked the land, he left neither man nor woman alive, but took away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the apparel, and returned and came to Achish.

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  1. 1 Samuel 27:9 Lit. struck

Whenever David attacked an area, he did not leave a man or woman alive,(A) but took sheep and cattle, donkeys and camels, and clothes. Then he returned to Achish.

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