Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And Saul struck the Amalekites from Havilah, as you come to Shur, which is over across from Egypt.
New American Standard Bible
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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 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.
The Emphasized Bible
And Saul smote Amalek, - from Havilah, till thou enterest Shur, which is over against 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 And Saul said to the Kenites, Go! Depart! Get down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For you showed kindness to all the sons of Israel when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. 7 And Saul struck the Amalekites from Havilah, as you come to Shur, which is over across from Egypt. 8 And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive. And he completely destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
Cross References
Genesis 16:7
And the Angel of Jehovah found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
Genesis 25:18
And they lived from Havilah to Shur, which is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. And he died in the presence of all his brothers.
1 Samuel 14:48
And he gathered an army and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who spoiled them.
1 Samuel 27:8
And David and his men went up and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites. For they were the inhabitants of the land from the past days, as you come into Shur, even into the land of Egypt.
Genesis 2:11
The name of the first is Pishon; that is it which surrounds all the land of Havilah, where there is gold.
Exodus 15:22
And Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur. And they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
Job 21:30
that the wicked is kept for the day of calamity? They shall be brought to the day of wrath.
Ecclesiastes 8:13
But it shall not be well with the wicked, nor shall he make his days longer like a shadow; because he does not fear before God.