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This is the territory that remains: all the regions of the Philistines and the Geshurites,

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“This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Philistines(A) and Geshurites,(B)

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11 It included Gilead, the territory of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah, all of Mount Hermon, all of Bashan as far as Salecah,

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11 It also included Gilead,(A) the territory of the people of Geshur and Maakah, all of Mount Hermon and all Bashan as far as Salekah(B)

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“What do you have against me, Tyre and Sidon and you cities of Philistia? Are you trying to take revenge on me? If you are, then watch out! I will strike swiftly and pay you back for everything you have done.

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“Now what have you against me, Tyre and Sidon(A) and all you regions of Philistia?(B) Are you repaying me for something I have done? If you are paying me back, I will swiftly and speedily return on your own heads what you have done.(C)

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David and his men spent their time raiding the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites—people who had lived near Shur, toward the land of Egypt, since ancient times.

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Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites,(A) the Girzites and the Amalekites.(B) (From ancient times these peoples had lived in the land extending to Shur(C) and Egypt.)

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The Nations Left in Canaan

These are the nations that the Lord left in the land to test those Israelites who had not experienced the wars of Canaan.

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These are the nations the Lord left to test(A) all those Israelites who had not experienced any of the wars in Canaan

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For while your servant was at Geshur in Aram, I promised to sacrifice to the Lord in Hebron[a] if he would bring me back to Jerusalem.”

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Footnotes

  1. 15:8 As in some Greek manuscripts; Hebrew lacks in Hebron.

While your servant was living at Geshur(A) in Aram, I made this vow:(B) ‘If the Lord takes me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the Lord in Hebron.[a]’”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 15:8 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew does not have in Hebron.

37 And David mourned many days for his son Amnon.

Absalom fled to his grandfather, Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. 38 He stayed there in Geshur for three years.

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37 Absalom fled and went to Talmai(A) son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But King David mourned many days for his son.

38 After Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he stayed there three years.

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The second was Daniel,[a] whose mother was Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel.
The third was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:3 As in parallel text at 1 Chr 3:1 (see also Greek version, which reads Daluia, and possible support by Dead Sea Scrolls); Hebrew reads Kileab.

his second, Kileab the son of Abigail(A) the widow of Nabal of Carmel;

the third, Absalom(B) the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;(C)

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13 But the Israelites failed to drive out the people of Geshur and Maacah, so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.

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13 But the Israelites did not drive out the people of Geshur(A) and Maakah,(B) so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.(C)

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He ruled a territory stretching from Mount Hermon to Salecah in the north and to all of Bashan in the east, and westward to the borders of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah. This territory included the northern half of Gilead, as far as the boundary of King Sihon of Heshbon.

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He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salekah,(A) all of Bashan(B) to the border of the people of Geshur(C) and Maakah,(D) and half of Gilead(E) to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

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23 Then the Lord will drive out all the nations ahead of you, though they are much greater and stronger than you, and you will take over their land. 24 Wherever you set foot, that land will be yours. Your frontiers will stretch from the wilderness in the south to Lebanon in the north, and from the Euphrates River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 11:24 Hebrew to the western sea.

23 then the Lord will drive out(A) all these nations(B) before you, and you will dispossess nations larger and stronger than you.(C) 24 Every place where you set your foot will be yours:(D) Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River(E) to the Mediterranean Sea.

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29 But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals would multiply and threaten you. 30 I will drive them out a little at a time until your population has increased enough to take possession of the land. 31 And I will fix your boundaries from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea,[a] and from the eastern wilderness to the Euphrates River.[b] I will hand over to you the people now living in the land, and you will drive them out ahead of you.

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Footnotes

  1. 23:31a Hebrew from the sea of reeds to the sea of the Philistines.
  2. 23:31b Hebrew from the wilderness to the river.

29 But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals(A) too numerous for you. 30 Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession(B) of the land.

31 “I will establish your borders from the Red Sea[a] to the Mediterranean Sea,[b] and from the desert to the Euphrates River.(C) I will give into your hands the people who live in the land, and you will drive them out(D) before you.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 23:31 Or the Sea of Reeds
  2. Exodus 23:31 Hebrew to the Sea of the Philistines

Isaac Deceives Abimelech

26 A severe famine now struck the land, as had happened before in Abraham’s time. So Isaac moved to Gerar, where Abimelech, king of the Philistines, lived.

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Isaac and Abimelek(A)

26 Now there was a famine in the land(B)—besides the previous famine in Abraham’s time—and Isaac went to Abimelek king of the Philistines(C) in Gerar.(D)

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