Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The Lord sent you on a campaign saying, 'Go and exterminate those sinful Amalekites! Fight against them until you have destroyed them.'
New American Standard Bible
and the Lord sent you on a
King James Version
And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
Holman Bible
and then sent you on a mission and said: ‘Go and completely destroy the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have annihilated them.’
International Standard Version
The LORD sent you on a mission: "Go and completely destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they're destroyed.'
A Conservative Version
And LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go, and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
American Standard Version
and Jehovah sent thee on a journey, and said, Go, and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
Amplified
and the Lord sent you on a mission, and said, ‘Go, totally destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are eliminated.’
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord sent you on a journey and said, Go and put to the curse those sinners, the Amalekites, fighting against them till every one is dead.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah sent thee on a way and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah will send thee in the way, and he will say, Go, and utterly destroy the sinners Amalek, and fight against him even till ye consumed them.
King James 2000
And the LORD sent you on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When Yahweh sent you on your way, he said to you: 'Go! You must utterly destroy the sinners, [the] Amalekites, and you must fight against them until you have destroyed them.'
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah sent you on the way and said, Go and completely destroy the sinners, Amalek, and fight against them until you destroy them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And then the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said unto thee, 'See that thou utterly destroy those sinners, the Amalekites and fight against them until ye have utterly destroyed them.'
New Heart English Bible
and the LORD sent you on a journey, and said, 'Go, and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until you have destroyed them.'
The Emphasized Bible
So then Yahweh sent thee on a journey, - and said - Go, and devastate to destruction, the sinners - the Amalekites, and make war against them, until they have consumed them.
Webster
And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go, and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.
World English Bible
and Yahweh sent you on a journey, and said, 'Go, and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.'
Youngs Literal Translation
and Jehovah sendeth thee in the way, and saith, Go, and thou hast devoted the sinners, the Amalekite, and fought against them till they are consumed;
Themes
Agency » In executing judgments
Amalekites, the » saul » Condemned for not utterly destroying
Amalekites, the » Character of » Wicked
Christian ministers » Expostulate with rulers » Samuel with saul
Church and state » Ecclesiastical power superior to civil » Reproves rulers
Ingratitude to God » Exemplified » saul
Justice » Unsparing » The amalekites
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Presumption » Instances of » Sparing the amalekites
Prophets » Were sent to » Denounce the wickedness of kings
Repentance » Instances of » Saul, at the rebuke of samuel for not destroying the amalekites
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Samuel, of saul
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Saul, sparing agag and the best of the booty
samuel » Life summarized » Courageous
Saul, king of israel » The man who lost a crown characteristics of » Disobedience
Interlinear
Shalach
Yalak
Charam
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 15:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Samuel Announces The Downfall Of Saul
17 Samuel said, "Is it not true that when you were insignificant in your own eyes, you became head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord chose you as king over Israel. 18 The Lord sent you on a campaign saying, 'Go and exterminate those sinful Amalekites! Fight against them until you have destroyed them.' 19 Why haven't you obeyed the Lord? Instead you have greedily rushed upon the plunder! You have done what is wrong in the Lord's estimation."
Cross References
Genesis 13:13
(Now the people of Sodom were extremely wicked rebels against the Lord.)
Genesis 15:16
In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its limit."
Numbers 16:38
As for the censers of these men who sinned at the cost of their lives, they must be made into hammered sheets for covering the altar, because they presented them before the Lord and sanctified them. They will become a sign to the Israelites."
Job 31:3
Is it not misfortune for the unjust, and disaster for those who work iniquity?
Proverbs 10:29
The way of the Lord is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.
Proverbs 13:21
Calamity pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.