1 Samuel 27:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites,c 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. ”

1 Samuel 27:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Geshurites bordered upon the Philistines, and lived in the mountainous district which terminates the desert on the northeast (marginal reference). They were a different tribe, or, at least, a d...
1 Samuel 27:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And David and his men went up, and invaded the (d) 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...
1 Samuel 27:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 27:1 to 1 Samuel 28:2 . David at Gath (J). Sequel to 1 Samuel 26:25 ( cf. 1 Samuel 21:10-15 ). 1 Samuel 27:1-6 . As a last resource David takes refuge at Gath. 1 Samuel 27:...
1 Samuel 27:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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...
1 Samuel 27:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

David—invaded the Geshurites, &c.— This action has been condemned by minute critics, as a piece of ingratitude, and a breach of the principles of hospitality: but as the charge is founded upon...
1 Samuel 27:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 la...
1 Samuel 27:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David flees to Gath, and obtains Ziklag from Achish 2. David's position now as the captain of 600 men was quite different from what it was in 1 Samuel 21:10 .
1 Samuel 27:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Went up. — The expression is strictly accurate. The nomad tribes against whom his expeditions were directed dwelt on higher ground than David’s home at Ziklag, apparently on the wide extent of the...
1 Samuel 27:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXXIII DAVID'S SECOND FLIGHT TO GATH. 1 Samuel 27:1-12 ; 1 Samuel 28:1-2 ; 1 Samuel 29:1-11 . WE are not prepared for the sad decline in the spirit of trust which is recorded in the...
1 Samuel 27:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Substituting Policy for Trust 1 Samuel 27:1-12 David had every assurance that he would be king. From Samuel, Jonathan and Saul he had heard predictions of his coming exaltation; yet suddenly he...
1 Samuel 27:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

David's sense of his danger increased until he became almost pessimistic, and he said in his heart, "I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul." And who can wonder at, or blame him? Long and wea...
1 Samuel 27:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(8) В¶ 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...
1 Samuel 27:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
1 Samuel 27:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
1 Samuel 27:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

David and his men invaded the Geshurites , &c. These were some remains of the Amorites, and other ancient inhabitants of the country; whom God, for their inveterate and incorrigible wickedness,...
1 Samuel 27:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

So soon after David's admirable moral victory in Chapter 26, it is sad to see his faith wavering in his decision "to escape to the land of the Philistines." Did he not remember his experience with Ac...
1 Samuel 27:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Smites the Amalekites. B. C. 1055. 8 And David and his men went up, and invaded...
1 Samuel 27:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The Gezrites were anciently seated in other places, Joshua 12:12 , Joshua 16:3 , but for some reasons not now known they changed their seats, as was then very usual, and seated themselves, and...
1 Samuel 27:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 27:1 . “Saul shall despair,” or “desist from me.” “The idea of the word is, to give a thing up as impossible or useless.” (Erdmann.) 1 Samuel 27:2...
1 Samuel 27:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 27:8 . The Geshurites. They were a branch of the Canaanites. Joshua 12:5 . Another branch of this people resided beyond the Jordan. 2Sa 3:3; 2 Samuel 13:15 . The Gezrites are the peop...
1 Samuel 27:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

DAVID FINDS A REFUGE AT ZIKLAG ( 1 Samuel 27:1-9 .). EXPOSITION DAVID AGAIN SEEKS PROTECTION AT GATH ( 1 Samuel 27:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 27:1 David said in his heart. He...
1 Samuel 27:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And David and his men, no longer under the direct observation of the Philistines, went up and invaded the Geshurites and the Gezrites, small nations living south of the Philistine territory, and t...
1 Samuel 27:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 2:23 ; 1 Kings 9:15-17 ; 1 Samuel 15:7 ; 1 Samuel 15:8 ; 1 Samuel 30:1 ; 2 Samuel 13:37 ; 2 Samuel 13:38 ; 2 Samuel 14:23 ; 2 Samuel 14:32 ; 2 Samuel 15:8 ; Exodus 17:14-16 ;...
1 Samuel 27:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Amalekites — The remnant of those whom Saul destroyed, 1 Samuel 15:3-9 , who retired into remote and desert places.

1 Samuel 27:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 27:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 27:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 27:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 27:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 27:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 27:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 27:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 27:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 27:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 27:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 27:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 27:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 27:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 27:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 27:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 27:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 27:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 27:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 27:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 27:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 27:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 27:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 27:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes