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1 Samuel 15:7

Then Saul struck down the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is next to Egypt. Sha'ul struck the `Amaleki, from Havilah as you go to Shur, that is before Mitzrayim. And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt. Then Saul defeated the Amalekites from Havilah as one goes to Shur which is east of Egypt. And Saul defeated the Amalekites from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt. Then Saul defeated the Amalekites. He fought them all the way from Havilah to Shur, at the border of Egypt. Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is next to Egypt. Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt. Then Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah going toward Shur, which is east of Egypt. So Saul smote the Amalekites from Hauilah as thou commest to Shur, that is before Egypt, So Saul struck the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, which is east of Egypt. and Saul attacked the Amalekites from Havilah to Shur, which is just east of Egypt. Then Sha'ul attacked ‘Amalek, starting at Havilah and continuing toward Shur, at the border of Egypt. And Saul smote Amalek from Havilah as thou comest to Shur, which is opposite to Egypt. Saul defeated the Amalekites. He fought them and chased them all the way from Havilah to Shur, at the border of Egypt. And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah as far as Shur, which is over near Egypt. Saul defeated the Amalekites, fighting all the way from Havilah to Shur, east of Egypt; And Saul struck Amalek from Havilah, as you go to Shur, which is before Egypt. Then smote Saul the Amalechites from Heuila vnto Sur (which lyeth ouer against Egipte) And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is before Egypt. And Saul made an attack on the Amalekites from Havilah on the road to Shur, which is before Egypt. And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Heuila, as thou commest to Sur, that lyeth before Egypt. And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is in front of Egypt. And Saul smote the Amalekites from Hauilah, vntill thou commest to Shur, that is ouer against Egypt. And Saul smote Amalec from Evilat to Sur fronting Egypt. And Saul Smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is before Egypt. Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt. And Saul smoot Amalech fro Euila, til thou come to Sur, which is ayens Egipt. And Saul smiteth Amalek from Havilah -- thy going in to Shur, which [is] on the front of Egypt, And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, that is before Egypt. And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah, [until] thou comest to Shur, that [is] over against Egypt. Saul struck the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, that is before Egypt. And Saul attacked the Amalekites, from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is east of Egypt. Then Saul slaughtered the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, east of Egypt. Then Saul destroyed the Amalekites, from Havilah as far as Shur, east of Egypt. Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt. And Saul smote Amalek, - from Havilah, till thou enterest Shur, which is over against Egypt. And Saul smote Amalec from Hevila, until thou comest to Sur, which is over against Egypt. And Saul defeated the Amal'ekites, from Hav'ilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt. And Saul strikes Amalek from Havilah [to] your going to Shur, which [is] on the front of Egypt, Then Saul went after Amalek, from the canyon all the way to Shur near the Egyptian border. He captured Agag, king of Amalek, alive. Everyone else was killed under the terms of the holy ban. Saul and the army made an exception for Agag, and for the choice sheep and cattle. They didn't include them under the terms of the holy ban. But all the rest, which nobody wanted anyway, they destroyed as decreed by the holy ban. So Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, which is east of Egypt.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Agency;   Amalekites;   Falsehood;   Gilgal;   Havilah;   Repentance;   Retaliation;   Shur;   War;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Amalekites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Amalekites;   Havilah;   Shur;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Amalekites;   Saul, king of israel;   Shur;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Amalekite;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Amalekites;   Edom;   Havilah;   Shur;   Simeon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Havilah;   Samuel, Books of;   Saul;   Shur, Wilderness of;   Vial;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Agag;   Amalek, Amalekites;   Ban;   Israel;   King;   Samuel, Books of;   Shur;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amalek, Amalekites ;   Havilah ;   Shur;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Mordecai;   Mount amalek;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Amalek;   Havilah;   Saul;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Am'alekites,;   Saul;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Government of the Hebrews;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Amalek;   Havilah;   Shur;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Amalekites;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Amalek, Amalekites;   Havilah;   Parashiyyot, the Four;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Saul struck down the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is next to Egypt.
Hebrew Names Version
Sha'ul struck the `Amaleki, from Havilah as you go to Shur, that is before Mitzrayim.
King James Version
And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.
Lexham English Bible
Then Saul defeated the Amalekites from Havilah as one goes to Shur which is east of Egypt.
English Standard Version
And Saul defeated the Amalekites from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt.
New Century Version
Then Saul defeated the Amalekites. He fought them all the way from Havilah to Shur, at the border of Egypt.
New English Translation
Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is next to Egypt.
Amplified Bible
Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt.
New American Standard Bible
Then Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah going toward Shur, which is east of Egypt.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So Saul smote the Amalekites from Hauilah as thou commest to Shur, that is before Egypt,
Legacy Standard Bible
So Saul struck the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, which is east of Egypt.
Contemporary English Version
and Saul attacked the Amalekites from Havilah to Shur, which is just east of Egypt.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Sha'ul attacked ‘Amalek, starting at Havilah and continuing toward Shur, at the border of Egypt.
Darby Translation
And Saul smote Amalek from Havilah as thou comest to Shur, which is opposite to Egypt.
Easy-to-Read Version
Saul defeated the Amalekites. He fought them and chased them all the way from Havilah to Shur, at the border of Egypt.
George Lamsa Translation
And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah as far as Shur, which is over near Egypt.
Good News Translation
Saul defeated the Amalekites, fighting all the way from Havilah to Shur, east of Egypt;
Literal Translation
And Saul struck Amalek from Havilah, as you go to Shur, which is before Egypt.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then smote Saul the Amalechites from Heuila vnto Sur (which lyeth ouer against Egipte)
American Standard Version
And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is before Egypt.
Bible in Basic English
And Saul made an attack on the Amalekites from Havilah on the road to Shur, which is before Egypt.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Heuila, as thou commest to Sur, that lyeth before Egypt.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is in front of Egypt.
King James Version (1611)
And Saul smote the Amalekites from Hauilah, vntill thou commest to Shur, that is ouer against Egypt.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Saul smote Amalec from Evilat to Sur fronting Egypt.
English Revised Version
And Saul Smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is before Egypt.
Berean Standard Bible
Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Saul smoot Amalech fro Euila, til thou come to Sur, which is ayens Egipt.
Young's Literal Translation
And Saul smiteth Amalek from Havilah -- thy going in to Shur, which [is] on the front of Egypt,
Update Bible Version
And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, that is before Egypt.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah, [until] thou comest to Shur, that [is] over against Egypt.
World English Bible
Saul struck the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, that is before Egypt.
New King James Version
And Saul attacked the Amalekites, from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is east of Egypt.
New Living Translation
Then Saul slaughtered the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, east of Egypt.
New Life Bible
Then Saul destroyed the Amalekites, from Havilah as far as Shur, east of Egypt.
New Revised Standard
Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Saul smote Amalek, - from Havilah, till thou enterest Shur, which is over against Egypt.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Saul smote Amalec from Hevila, until thou comest to Sur, which is over against Egypt.
Revised Standard Version
And Saul defeated the Amal'ekites, from Hav'ilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt.
THE MESSAGE
Then Saul went after Amalek, from the canyon all the way to Shur near the Egyptian border. He captured Agag, king of Amalek, alive. Everyone else was killed under the terms of the holy ban. Saul and the army made an exception for Agag, and for the choice sheep and cattle. They didn't include them under the terms of the holy ban. But all the rest, which nobody wanted anyway, they destroyed as decreed by the holy ban.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, which is east of Egypt.

Contextual Overview

1Samuel told Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you as king over his people Israel. Now, listen to the words of the Lord. 1 Shemu'el said to Sha'ul, the LORD sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Yisra'el: now therefore listen you to the voice of the words of the LORD. 1 Samuel also said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord . 1 Then Samuel said to Saul, "Yahweh sent me to anoint you as king over his people Israel. So then, listen to the words of Yahweh! 1 And Samuel said to Saul, "The Lord sent me to anoint you king over his people Israel; now therefore listen to the words of the Lord . 1 Samuel said to Saul, "The Lord sent me to appoint you king over Israel. Now listen to his message. 1 Then Samuel said to Saul, "I was the one the Lord sent to anoint you as king over his people Israel. Now listen to what the Lord says. 1Samuel said to Saul, "The Lord sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now listen and pay close attention to the words of the Lord. 1 Then Samuel said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel; now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD. 1 Afterward Samuel said vnto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee King ouer his people, ouer Israel: nowe therefore obey the voyce of the wordes of the Lord.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

smote: 1 Samuel 14:48, Job 21:30, Ecclesiastes 8:13

Havilah: This Havilah was probably situated in Arabia, and the district of Chaulon may mark the spot. It seems different from that encompassed by the river Pison, one of the rivers of Eden. Genesis 2:11, Genesis 25:18

Shur: 1 Samuel 27:8, Genesis 16:7

Reciprocal: Genesis 10:29 - Havilah Genesis 20:1 - Kadesh Exodus 15:22 - wilderness of Shur Exodus 17:14 - for I will Judges 12:15 - in the mount 1 Samuel 27:9 - left neither 1 Samuel 30:1 - the Amalekites 1 Chronicles 1:23 - Havilah 1 Chronicles 4:43 - the rest

Cross-References

Genesis 12:1
Now the LORD said to Avram, "Get out of your country, and from your relatives, and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you.
Genesis 12:1
Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
Genesis 12:1
And Yahweh said to Abram, "Go out from your land and from your relatives, and from the house of your father, to the land that I will show you.
Genesis 12:1
The Lord said to Abram, "Leave your country, your relatives, and your father's family, and go to the land I will show you.
Genesis 12:1
Now the Lord said to Abram, "Go out from your country, your relatives, and your father's household to the land that I will show you.
Genesis 12:1
Now [in Haran] the LORD had said to Abram, "Go away from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you;
Genesis 12:1
Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you;
Genesis 12:1
For the Lorde had said vnto Abram, Get thee out of thy countrey, and from thy kindred, and from thy fathers house vnto the land that I will shewe thee.
Genesis 12:1
And Yahweh said to Abram,"Go forth from your land,And from your kinAnd from your father's house,To the land which I will show you;
Genesis 12:1
The Lord said to Abram: Leave your country, your family, and your relatives and go to the land that I will show you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Saul smote the Amalekites,.... Engaging in battle with them, he overcame them, and beat them, and slew great numbers of them:

from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt; having routed them in the valley, or in whatsoever place the battle was fought, he pursued them from one end of their country to the other; from Havilah, which lay to the northeast, to Shur, which lay to the southwest, and destroyed all that came in his way between those two points, see Genesis 25:18.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The district here described would stretch from Havilah on the extreme east to Shur, either near Suez, or further north on the coast road from Gaza to Egypt.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 15:7. From Havilah - to Shur — From Pelusium in Egypt, unto the Red Sea.-Josephus. But Havilah lay eastward from the Red Sea; the Amalekites lay between this and the way to Egypt towards Shur.


 
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