1 Samuel 27:8
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King James Version (modern wording)
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 you go to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
1 Samuel 27:8 (KJV)
American Standard Version
And David and his men went up, and made a raid upon the Geshurites, and the Girzites, and the Amalekites; for those nations were the inhabitants of the land, who were of old, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
1 Samuel 27:8 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt.)
1 Samuel 27:8 (BSB)
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What does 1 Samuel 27:8 say?
1 Samuel 27:8 in modern King James wording reads: "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 you go to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt."
Where is 1 Samuel 27:8 found in the Bible?
1 Samuel 27:8 is verse 8 of chapter 27 of the book of 1 Samuel, in the Old Testament. 1 Samuel has 31 chapters.
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