"Thisis the landthat remains:allthe regions[of] the Philistinesand all[those of] the Geshurites;
and Pathrusimand Casluhim(from whichcamethe Philistines)and Caphtorim.
Now there was a faminein the land,besidesthe previousfaminethat had occurredin the daysof Abraham.So Isaacwentto Gerar,to Abimelechkingof the Philistines.
"For your servantvoweda vowwhile I was livingat Geshurin Aram,saying,Ifthe LORDshall indeedbringme backto Jerusalem,then I will servethe LORD.'"
and his second,Chileab,by Abigailthe widowof Nabalthe Carmelite;and the third,Absalomthe sonof Maacah,the daughterof Talmai,kingof Geshur;
"Moreover,whatare you to Me, O Tyre,Sidonand allthe regionsof Philistia?Are you renderingMe a recompense?But ifyou do recompenseMe, swiftlyand speedilyI will returnyour recompenseon your head.
Woeto the inhabitantsof the seacoast,The nationof the Cherethites!The wordof the LORDis againstyou, O Canaan,landof the Philistines;And I will destroyyou Sothat therewill be noinhabitant.
Jairthe sonof Manassehtookallthe regionof Argobas faras the borderof the Geshuritesand the Maacathites,and calledit, [that is], Bashan,afterhis own name,Havvoth-jair,[as it is] to thisday.)
and ruledover MountHermonand Salecahand allBashan,as faras the borderof the Geshuritesand the Maacathites,and halfof Gilead,[as far as] the borderof Sihonkingof Heshbon.
and Gilead,and the territoryof the Geshuritesand Maacathites,and allMountHermon,and allBashanas faras Salecah;
But the sonsof Israeldid not dispossessthe Geshuritesor the Maacathites;for Geshurand MaacathliveamongIsraeluntilthisday.
Now theseare the nationswhichthe LORDleft,to testIsraelby them ([that is], allwhohad not experiencedanyof the warsof Canaan;
Now Davidand his menwentup and raidedthe Geshuritesand the Girzitesand the Amalekites;for they were the inhabitantsof the landfrom ancienttimes,as you cometo Shureven as faras the landof Egypt.