This is the land that remains: All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites,
Parallel translations
- WEB “This is the land that still remains: all the regions of the Philistines, and all the Geshurites;
- KJV This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,
- ESV This is the land that yet remains: all the regions of the Philistines, and all those of the Geshurites
- NKJV This is the land that yet remains: all the territory of the Philistines and all that of the Geshurites,
- NASB This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Philistines and all those of the Geshurites;
- NLT This is the territory that remains: all the regions of the Philistines and the Geshurites,
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Quick answer
The Lord specifies the unconquered territory still remaining, beginning with the regions of the Philistines and the Geshurites.
Overview
God names the land yet to be taken, much of it along the southern coast and borders. The Philistines especially would prove a persistent thorn through the days of the Judges and into David's reign. This honest acknowledgment of unfinished business reminds believers that the inheritance is sure in God's promise yet still to be claimed by faith.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Josh 13:11also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah—
- 1 Sam 27:8Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt.)
- Judg 3:1These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan,
- Joel 3:4Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads.
- 2 Sam 15:8For your servant made a vow while dwelling in Geshur of Aram, saying: ‘If indeed the LORD brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the LORD in Hebron.’”
- Josh 13:13but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites. So Geshur and Maacath dwell among the Israelites to this day.
- 2 Sam 3:3his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
- Exod 23:29–31I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you.
- Deut 11:23–24then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you.
- Gen 26:1Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
- Josh 12:5He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all of Bashan up to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
- Gen 10:14the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
- 2 Sam 13:37–38Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.
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