- the Geshurites:
- "This¹ [is] the landª that yet remaineth:ª° all¹ the bordersª of the Philistines,ª and all¹ Geshuri,ª" {Jsh 13:2} + "Nevertheless the childrenª of Israelª expelledª° not¹¹ the Geshurites,ª nor the Maachathites:ª but the Geshuritesª and the Maachathitesª dwellª° amongª the Israelitesª until¹ this¹ day.ª" {Jsh 13:13} + "But Absalomª fled,ª° and went²°¹ to¹ Talmai,ª the sonª of Ammihud,ª²° kingª of Geshur.ª And [David] mournedª° for¹ his sonª every¹ day.ª ... So Absalomª fled,ª° and went²°¹ to Geshur,ª and was¹ there¹ threeª years.ª" {2Sm 13:37-38} + "So Joabª aroseª° and went²°¹ to Geshur,ª and broughtª°¹ Absalomª to Jerusalem.ª" {2Sm 14:23} + "And Absalomª answeredª°¹ Joab,ª Behold,¹ I sentª° unto¹ thee, saying,ª° Comeª° hither,¹ that I may sendª° thee to¹ the king,ª to say,ª° Wherefore¹ am I¹ comeª° from Geshur?ª¹ [it had been] goodª for me [to have been] there¹ still:¹ now¹ therefore let me seeª° the king'sª face;ª and if¹ there beª [any] iniquityª in me, let him killª° me." {2Sm 14:32} + "For¹ thy servantª vowedª° a vowª while I abodeª° at Geshurª in Syria,ª saying,ª° If¹ the LORDª shall bring me againª°°° indeed to Jerusalem,ª then I will serveª°¹ the LORD.ª" {2Sm 15:8} + "And he tookª° Geshur,ª and Aram,ª with¹ the townsª of Jair,ª from¹¹ them, with¹ Kenath,ª and the townsª thereof, [even] threescoreª cities.ª All¹ these¹ [belonged to] the sonsª of Machirª the fatherª of Gilead.ª" {1Ch 2:23}
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