ESV Reformation Study Bible – 1 Sam 27:8
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1 Sam 27:8

27:8 Geshurites. Neighbors of the Philistines (Josh. 13:2), these people are not the same as the Geshurites from east of the Jordan (Josh. 13:11; 2 Sam. 15:8; 1 Chr. 2:23). David’s wife, Absalom’s mother (2 Sam. 3:3), was from the Geshurites east of the Jordan.

Girzites. Not identifiable; Gezer is quite distant.

Amalekites. See note 15:2.

Shur. See note 15:7.