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the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 15:7
And Saul smiteth Amalek from Havilah -- thy going in 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.
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
1 And Samuel saith unto Saul, `Me did Jehovah send to anoint thee for king over His people, over Israel; and now, hearken to the voice of the words of Jehovah: 2 `Thus said Jehovah 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. 3 Now, go, and thou hast smitten Amalek, and devoted all that it hath, and thou hast no pity on it, and hast put to death from man unto woman, from infant unto suckling, from ox unto sheep, from camel unto ass.' 4 And Saul summoneth the people, and inspecteth them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand [are] men of Judah. 5 And Saul cometh in unto a city of Amalek, and layeth wait in a valley; 6 and Saul saith unto the Kenite, `Go, turn aside, go down from the midst of Amalek, lest I consume thee with it, and thou didst kindness with all the sons of Israel, in their going up out of Egypt;' and the Kenite turneth aside from the midst of Amalek. 7 And Saul smiteth Amalek from Havilah -- thy going in to Shur, which [is] on the front of Egypt, 8 and he catcheth Agag king of Amalek alive, and all the people he hath devoted by the mouth of the sword; 9 and Saul hath 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 Jehovah saith unto Abram, `Go for thyself, from thy land, and from thy kindred, and from the house of thy father, unto the land which I shew thee.
And Jehovah saith unto Abram, `Go for thyself, from thy land, and from thy kindred, and from the house of thy father, unto the land which I shew thee.
Genesis 12:7
And Jehovah appeareth unto Abram, and saith, `To thy seed I give this land;' and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, who hath appeared unto him.
And Jehovah appeareth unto Abram, and saith, `To thy seed I give this land;' and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, who hath appeared unto him.
Genesis 15:2
And Abram saith, `Lord Jehovah, what dost Thou give to me, and I am going childless? and an acquired son in my house is Demmesek Eliezer.'
And Abram saith, `Lord Jehovah, what dost Thou give to me, and I am going childless? and an acquired son in my house is Demmesek Eliezer.'
Genesis 15:4
And lo, the word of Jehovah [is] unto him, saying, `This [one] doth not heir thee; but he who cometh out from thy bowels, he doth heir thee;'
And lo, the word of Jehovah [is] unto him, saying, `This [one] doth not heir thee; but he who cometh out from thy bowels, he doth heir thee;'
Genesis 15:7
And He saith unto him, `I [am] Jehovah who brought thee out from Ur of the Chaldees, to give to thee this land to possess it;'
And He saith unto him, `I [am] Jehovah who brought thee out from Ur of the Chaldees, to give to thee this land to possess it;'
Genesis 15:8
and he saith, `Lord Jehovah, whereby do I know that I possess it?'
and he saith, `Lord Jehovah, whereby do I know that I possess it?'
Genesis 15:15
and thou -- thou comest in unto thy fathers in peace; thou art buried in a good old age;
and thou -- thou comest in unto thy fathers in peace; thou art buried in a good old age;
Genesis 15:17
And it cometh to pass -- the sun hath gone in, and thick darkness hath been -- and lo, a furnace of smoke, and a lamp of fire, which hath passed over between those pieces.
And it cometh to pass -- the sun hath gone in, and thick darkness hath been -- and lo, a furnace of smoke, and a lamp of fire, which hath passed over between those pieces.
Psalms 105:11
Saying, `To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,'
Saying, `To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,'
Psalms 105:42
For He hath remembered His holy word, With Abraham His servant,
For He hath remembered His holy word, With Abraham His servant,
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.
