SEV Biblia, Chapter 27:8
ΒΆ Y subía David con los suyos, y hacían entradas en los gesureos, y en los gerzeos, y en los amalecitas; porque estos habitaban de largo tiempo la tierra, desde como se va a Shur hasta la tierra de Egipto.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 8. And David and his men went up , etc.] 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 Deuteronomy 3:14 Joshua 12:5 13:11,13); these are the Geshurites which are joined with the Philistines, ( Joshua 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, ( Joshua 16:3 Judges 1:29); and the Amalekites ; the sworn and implacable enemies of Israel, and whose memory they were laid under obligation to root out. These were such as had escaped the sword of Saul, and had fled to the more distant parts, against whom David now went; and perhaps these had fled to and mixed themselves with the people here mentioned: for these [nations were] of old the inhabitants of the land ; of the land of Canaan; as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt ; (see 1 Samuel 15:7).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 8-12 - While David was in the land of the Philistines, he attacked some remains of the devoted nations. The people whom he cut off were lon before doomed to destruction. It is often wisdom to shun public notice but we must in no situation be idle. We must always try to do somewha in the cause of God. This expedition David hid from Achish. But a equivocation which serves the purpose of a lie, is as like to it as hypocrite is to a profane person, it is only better in appearance therefore more dangerous. Yet, though believers often manifes imperfections, they can never be prevailed upon to renounce the servic of God, and to unite interests with his enemies, or finally to becom the servants of sin and Satan. But what a train of evils follow from unbelief! When we forget the Lord's past mercies, and his graciou assurances, we shall be overwhelmed with desponding fears, and probabl be led to adopt some dishonourable method to get rid of our troubles Nothing can so effectually establish us in holy tempers and practices and preserve us from perplexities, as firm, unshaken dependence upo the promises of God in Christ Jesus __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויעל 5927 דוד 1732 ואנשׁיו 582 ויפשׁטו 6584 אל 413 הגשׁורי 1651 והגרזי 1511 והעמלקי 6003 כי 3588 הנה 2007 ישׁבות 3427 הארץ 776 אשׁר 834 מעולם 5769 בואך 935 שׁורה 7793 ועד 5704 ארץ 776 מצרים׃ 4714
