And David and his men went up,.... From Ziklag, where they dwelt:and invaded the Geshurites; some of the old inhabitants of the land of Canaan, the remains of the Amorites, whose land was given to the half tribe of Manasseh, but could never be expelled; and therefore David had a just right to invade them, and, if he could, either expel or destroy them; see De 3:14; these are the Geshurites which are joined with the Philistines, Jos 13:2;and the Gezrites; the inhabitants of Gezer, which place fell to the tribe of Ephraim; but that tribe could not drive out the inhabitants of it, and therefore David now fell upon them as the enemies of Israel, and seized on their country, as belonging to them, Jos 16:3;and the Amalekites; the sworn and implacable enemies of Israel, and whose memory they were laid under obligation to root out.
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1 Samuel 27:8
1 Samuel 27:8
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