Now David and his men went up and attacked (A)the Geshurites, the Girzites, and (B)the Amalekites; for they were the inhabitants of the land from ancient times, as you come to (C)Shur even as far as the land of Egypt. David [a]attacked the land and did not leave a man or a woman alive, and he (D)took the sheep, the cattle, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothing. Then he returned and came to Achish.

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  1. 1 Samuel 27:9 Lit struck

David’s Victory over the Amalekites

30 Then it happened, when David and his men came to (A)Ziklag on the third day, that (B)the Amalekites had carried out an attack on the [a]Negev and on (C)Ziklag, and had [b]overthrown Ziklag and burned it with fire;

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  1. 1 Samuel 30:1 I.e., South country
  2. 1 Samuel 30:1 Lit struck

12 from [a]Aram, (A)Moab, (B)the sons of Ammon, (C)the Philistines, (D)Amalek, and from the spoils of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

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  1. 2 Samuel 8:12 Some mss Edom

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