Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
And Saul smote Amalek, - from Havilah, till thou enterest Shur, which is over against Egypt.
New American Standard Bible
So
King James Version
And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.
Holman Bible
Then Saul struck down the Amalekites
International Standard Version
Saul attacked the Amalekites from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.
A Conservative Version
And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou go to Shur, that is before Egypt.
American Standard Version
And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is before Egypt.
Amplified
Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt.
Bible in Basic English
And Saul made an attack on the Amalekites from Havilah on the road to Shur, which is before Egypt.
Darby Translation
And Saul smote Amalek from Havilah as thou comest to Shur, which is opposite to Egypt.
Julia Smith Translation
And Saul will strike Amalek from Havilah thy coming to Shur, which is upon the face of Egypt
King James 2000
And Saul struck down the Amalekites from Havilah until you come to Shur, that is east of Egypt.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Saul defeated [the] Amalekites from Havilah as one goes to Shur which [is] {east of} Egypt.
Modern King James verseion
And Saul struck the Amalekites from Havilah, as you come to Shur, which is over across from Egypt.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Saul slew the Amalekites from Havilah to Shur that lieth before Egypt,
NET Bible
Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is next to Egypt.
New Heart English Bible
Saul struck the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, that is before Egypt.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Saul smiteth Amalek from Havilah -- thy going in to Shur, which is on the front of Egypt,
Themes
Agency » In executing judgments
Amalekites » A people inhabiting the country south of idumea and east of the red sea
Amalekites, the » saul » Massacred
Amalekites, the » Country of » Extended from havilah to shur
Havilah » A district » A district east of amalek
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Repentance » Instances of » Saul, at the rebuke of samuel for not destroying the amalekites
Retaliation » Instances of » The israelites on the amalekites
Interlinear
Nakah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 15:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel Defeats The Amalekites
6 Then said Saul unto the Kenites - Go, depart, get you down out of the midst of the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them, yet, ye, dealt in lovingkindness, with all the sons of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed out of the midst of the Amalekites. 7 And Saul smote Amalek, - from Havilah, till thou enterest Shur, which is over against Egypt. 8 And he took Agag, king of Amalek, alive, - but, all the people, devoted he to destruction at the edge of the sword.
Cross References
Genesis 16:7
And the messenger of Yahweh b found her by the fountain of water in the desert, - by the fountain in the way to Shur.
Genesis 25:18
And they stretched their habitations from Havilah as far as to Shur, which is over against Egypt, as thou goest in towards Assyria, - over against all his brethren, he settled down.
1 Samuel 14:48
Then made he ready a force, and smote the Amalekites, - and delivered Israel out of the hand of such as plundered them.
1 Samuel 27:8
And David and his men went up, and made a raid against the Geshurites and the Gizrites and the Amalekites, - for, they, were the inhabitants of the land who had been from age-past times, as thou enterest Shur, even as far as the land of Egypt.
Genesis 2:11
The name of the one, is Pishon, - the same, is that which surroundeth all the land of Havilah, where is gold;
Exodus 15:22
And Moses caused Israel to break up from the Red Sea, and they went out into the desert of Shur, - and journeyed three days in the desert and found no water;
Job 21:30
That, to the day of calamity, is the wicked reserved, to the day of indignant visitation, are they led.
Ecclesiastes 8:13
but, well, shall it not be to the lawless man, neither shall he lengthen out his days like a shadow, - because he standeth not in awe before God.