1 Samuel 15:7

7 Then Saul attacked the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, near the eastern border of Egypt.

1 Samuel 15:7 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
7 And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.
English Standard Version (ESV)
7 And Saul defeated the Amalekites from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt.
New Living Translation (NLT)
7 Then Saul slaughtered the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, east of Egypt.
The Message Bible (MSG)
7 Then Saul went after Amalek, from the canyon all the way to Shur near the Egyptian border.
American Standard Version (ASV)
7 And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is before Egypt.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
7 Saul attacked the Amalekites from Havilah to Shur, east of Egypt.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
7 Then Saul struck down the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is next to Egypt.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
7 Saul attacked the Amalekites. He struck them down all the way from Havilah to Shur. Shur was near the eastern border of Egypt.

1 Samuel 15:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 15:7

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 ) .

1 Samuel 15:7 In-Context

5 Saul went to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the ravine.
6 Then he said to the Kenites, “Go away, leave the Amalekites so that I do not destroy you along with them; for you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.
7 Then Saul attacked the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, near the eastern border of Egypt.
8 He took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and all his people he totally destroyed with the sword.
9 But Saul and the army spared Agag and the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs—everything that was good. These they were unwilling to destroy completely, but everything that was despised and weak they totally destroyed.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S 1 Samuel 14:48
  • 2. S Genesis 16:7; Genesis 25:17-18; Exodus 15:22
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