Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And he did great things, and overcame the Amalekites, and made Israel safe from the hands of their attackers.
New American Standard Bible
He acted valiantly and
King James Version
And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
Holman Bible
He fought bravely, defeated the Amalekites,
International Standard Version
He acted valiantly, defeated Amalek, and delivered Israel from those who had been plundering them.
A Conservative Version
And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who despoiled them.
American Standard Version
And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that despoiled them.
Amplified
He acted valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, and rescued Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them.
Darby Translation
And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of their spoilers.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will do in strength, and he will strike Amalek, and deliver Israel from the hand of him plundering him.
King James 2000
And he gathered a host, and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that plundered them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He acted bravely and defeated [the] Amalekites and rescued Israel from the hand of those who plundered it.
Modern King James verseion
And he gathered an army and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who spoiled them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And whithersoever he turned himself, there he won, and played the man and slew the Amalekites, and rid Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
NET Bible
He fought bravely, striking down the Amalekites and delivering Israel from the hand of its enemies.
New Heart English Bible
And he did valiantly, and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hand of its plunderer.
The Emphasized Bible
Then made he ready a force, and smote the Amalekites, - and delivered Israel out of the hand of such as plundered them.
Webster
And he gathered a host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel from the hands of them that spoiled them.
World English Bible
He did valiantly, and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who despoiled them.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he maketh a force, and smiteth Amalek, and delivereth Israel out of the hand of its spoiler.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 14:48
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jonathan Rescued From His Father Saul
47 Now when Saul had taken his place as ruler of Israel, he made war on those who were against him on every side, Moab and the Ammonites and Edom and the kings of Zobah and the Philistines: and whichever way he went, he overcame them. 48 And he did great things, and overcame the Amalekites, and made Israel safe from the hands of their attackers. 49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan and Ishvi and Malchi-shua; and these are the names of his daughters: the older was named Merab and the younger Michal;
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 17:14
And the Lord said to Moses, Make a record of this in a book, so that it may be kept in memory, and say it again in the ears of Joshua: that all memory of Amalek is to be completely uprooted from the earth.
Deuteronomy 25:19
So when the Lord your God has given you rest from all who are against you on every side, in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage, see to it that the memory of Amalek is cut off from the earth; keep this in mind.
1 Samuel 15:3-7
Go now and put Amalek to the sword, putting to the curse all they have, without mercy: put to death every man and woman, every child and baby at the breast, every ox and sheep, camel and ass.