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Literal Standard Version
1 Samuel 15:7
And Saul strikes Amalek from Havilah [to] your going to Shur, which [is] on the front of Egypt,
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then Saul struck down the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is next to Egypt.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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;
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
So Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, which is east of Egypt.
Contextual Overview
1And Samuel says to Saul, "YHWH sent me to anoint you for king over His people, over Israel; and now, listen to the voice of the words of YHWH. 2Thus said YHWH of Hosts: I have looked after that which Amalek did to Israel, that which he laid for him in the way in his going up out of Egypt. 3Now go, and you have struck Amalek, and devoted all that he has, and you have no pity on him, and have put to death from man to woman, from infant to suckling, from ox to sheep, from camel to donkey." 4And Saul summons the people, and inspects them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand [are] men of Judah. 5And Saul comes to a city of Amalek, and lays wait in a valley; 6and Saul says to the Kenite, "Go, turn aside, go down from the midst of Amalek, lest I consume you with it, and you did kindness with all the sons of Israel, in their going up out of Egypt"; and the Kenite turns aside from the midst of Amalek. 7And Saul strikes Amalek from Havilah [to] your going to Shur, which [is] on the front of Egypt,8and he catches Agag king of Amalek alive, and he has devoted all the people by the mouth of the sword; 9and Saul has pity—also the people—on Agag, and on the best of the flock, and of the herd, and of the seconds, and on the lambs, and on all that [is] good, and have not been willing to devote them; and all the work, despised and wasted—it they devoted.
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
And YHWH says to Abram, "Go for yourself, from your land, and from your family, and from the house of your father, to the land which I show you.
And YHWH says to Abram, "Go for yourself, from your land, and from your family, and from the house of your father, to the land which I show you.
Genesis 12:7
And YHWH appears to Abram and says, "To your seed I give this land"; and there he builds an altar to YHWH, who has appeared to him.
And YHWH appears to Abram and says, "To your seed I give this land"; and there he builds an altar to YHWH, who has appeared to him.
Genesis 15:2
And Abram says, "Lord YHWH, what do You give to me, and I am going childless? And an acquired son in my house is Demmesek Eliezer."
And Abram says, "Lord YHWH, what do You give to me, and I am going childless? And an acquired son in my house is Demmesek Eliezer."
Genesis 15:4
And behold, the word of YHWH [is] to him, saying, "This [one] will not be your heir; but he who comes out from your bowels, he will be your heir";
And behold, the word of YHWH [is] to him, saying, "This [one] will not be your heir; but he who comes out from your bowels, he will be your heir";
Genesis 15:7
And He says to him, "I [am] YHWH who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldees, to give to you this land to possess it";
And He says to him, "I [am] YHWH who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldees, to give to you this land to possess it";
Genesis 15:8
and he says, "Lord YHWH, whereby do I know that I possess it?"
and he says, "Lord YHWH, whereby do I know that I possess it?"
Genesis 15:15
and you come to your fathers in peace; you are buried in a good old age;
and you come to your fathers in peace; you are buried in a good old age;
Genesis 15:17
And it comes to pass—the sun has gone in, and thick darkness has been and behold, a furnace of smoke, and a lamp of fire, which has passed over between those pieces.
And it comes to pass—the sun has gone in, and thick darkness has been and behold, a furnace of smoke, and a lamp of fire, which has passed over between those pieces.
Psalms 105:11
Saying, "I give the land of Canaan to you, || The portion of your inheritance,"
Saying, "I give the land of Canaan to you, || The portion of your inheritance,"
Psalms 105:42
For He has remembered His holy word, || With His servant Abraham,
For He has remembered His holy word, || With His servant Abraham,
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.
