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1 Samuel 14:48

He did valiantly, and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who despoiled them.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Amalekites;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Amalekites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Philistines;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jonathan;   Saul, king of israel;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Amalekite;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Amalekites;   Samuel, the Books of;   Saul;   Simeon;   War;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Desert;   Edom;   Samuel, Books of;   Saul;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gibeah;   Israel;   Jonathan;   Michmash;   Philistines;   Samuel, Books of;   Urim and Thummim;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amalek, Amalekites ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jonathan;   Saul;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Am'alekites,;   Saul;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Samuel, Books of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He fought bravely, defeated the Amalekites, and rescued Israel from those who plundered them.
Hebrew Names Version
He did valiantly, and struck the `Amaleki, and delivered Yisra'el out of the hands of those who despoiled them.
King James Version
And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
Lexham English Bible
He acted bravely and defeated the Amalekites and rescued Israel from the hand of those who plundered it.
English Standard Version
And he did valiantly and struck the Amalekites and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.
New Century Version
He fought bravely and defeated the Amalekites. He saved the Israelites from their enemies who had robbed them.
New English Translation
He fought bravely, striking down the Amalekites and delivering Israel from the hand of its enemies.
Amplified Bible
He acted valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, and rescued Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them.
New American Standard Bible
And he acted valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, and saved Israel from the hands of those who plundered them.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He gathered also an hoste and smote Amalek, and deliuered Israel out of the handes of them that spoyled them.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he acted valiantly and struck down the Amalekites and delivered Israel from the hands of those who plundered them.
Complete Jewish Bible
He demonstrated his strength by attacking ‘Amalek, and he saved Isra'el from the power of those who were plundering them.
Darby Translation
And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of their spoilers.
Easy-to-Read Version
Saul was very brave. He saved Israel from all the enemies who tried to take things from the Israelites. He even defeated the Amalekites.
George Lamsa Translation
And he mobilized an army and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hand of those who plundered them.
Good News Translation
He fought heroically and defeated even the people of Amalek. He saved the Israelites from all attacks.
Literal Translation
And he acted with force and struck Amalek, and delivered Israel from the hand of their plunderers.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he made an hoost, and smote ye Amalechites, and delyuered Israel from the hande of all those that spoyled them.
American Standard Version
And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that despoiled them.
Bible in Basic English
And he did great things, and overcame the Amalekites, and made Israel safe from the hands of their attackers.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he gathered his hoast together, & smote the Amalekites, & rid Israel out of the handes of them that spoyled them.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
King James Version (1611)
And he gathered an hoste, and smote the Amalekites, and deliuered Israel out of the handes of them that spoiled them.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he wrought valiantly, and smote Amalec, and rescued Israel out of the hand of them that trampled on him.
English Revised Version
And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
Berean Standard Bible
He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne the oost was gaderid, he smoot Amalech; and delyuerede Israel fro the hond of hise distrieris.
Young's Literal Translation
And he maketh a force, and smiteth Amalek, and delivereth Israel out of the hand of its spoiler.
Update Bible Version
And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those that despoiled them.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he gathered a host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel from the hands of them that spoiled them.
New King James Version
And he gathered an army and attacked the Amalekites, and delivered Israel from the hands of those who plundered them.
New Living Translation
He performed great deeds and conquered the Amalekites, saving Israel from all those who had plundered them.
New Life Bible
He acted with strength of heart and destroyed the Amalekites. He saved Israel from those who came to rob them.
New Revised Standard
He did valiantly, and struck down the Amalekites, and rescued Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then made he ready a force, and smote the Amalekites, - and delivered Israel out of the hand of such as plundered them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And gathering together an army, he defeated Amalec, and delivered Israel from the hand of them that spoiled them.
Revised Standard Version
And he did valiantly, and smote the Amal'ekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He acted valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, and delivered Israel from the hands of those who plundered them.

Contextual Overview

47 Now when Saul had taken the kingdom over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and wherever he turned himself, he put [them] to the worse. 48 He did valiantly, and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who despoiled them. 49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishvi, and Malchishua; and the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal: 50 and the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the captain of his host was Abner the son of Ner, Saul's uncle. 51 Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. 52 There was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him to him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

gathered an host: or, wrought mightily

smote: 1 Samuel 15:3-7, Exodus 17:14, Deuteronomy 25:19

Reciprocal: Numbers 13:29 - Amalekites Numbers 24:20 - his latter end 1 Samuel 15:7 - smote

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he gathered an host,.... A large army; for after the battle with the Ammonites he disbanded his army, and sent them home, retaining only 3000 men, and these deserted him to six hundred, which were all the men he had with him, when he fought last with the Philistines; but now, finding he had enemies on every side of him, he gathered a numerous host to defend his country against them, and particularly to attack the people next mentioned:

and he smote the Amalekites; a people that Israel, by the law of God, were bound to destroy, and blot out their name; a particular account of his expedition against them is given in the following chapter:

and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them; the nations before mentioned, Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Syrians, and Philistines.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 14:48. Smote the Amalekites. — This war is mentioned in the following chapter.


 
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