am 2974-2977, bc 1030-1027, An, Ex, Is, 461-464, Geshur. This was not the Geshur lying between Philistia and Egypt ("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} + "And Davidª and his men²¹ went up,ª° and invadedª°¹ the Geshurites,ª and the Gezrites,ª and the Amalekites:ª for¹ thoseª [nations were] of oldª¹¹ the inhabitantsª° of the land,ª as thou goestª° to Shur,ª even unto¹ the landª of Egypt.ª" {1Sm 27:8}), but another in Syria; probably the same as that beyond Jordan, whose inhabitants are joined with those of Maachathi, "Jairª the sonª of Manassehª tookª°¹ all¹ the countryª of Argobª unto¹ the coastsª of Geshuriª and Maachathi;ª and calledª° them after¹ his own name,ª¹ Bashanhavothjair,ªª unto¹ this¹ day.ª" {Deu 3:14} + "And reignedª° in mountª Hermon,ª and in Salcah,ª and in all¹ Bashan,ª unto¹ the borderª of the Geshuritesª and the Maachathites,ª and halfª Gilead,ª the borderª of Sihonª kingª of Heshbon.ª" {Jsh 12:5} + "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}