Parallel Verses
World English Bible
Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
New American Standard Bible
Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley.
King James Version
And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
Holman Bible
Saul came to the city of Amalek and set up an ambush in the wadi.
International Standard Version
Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley.
A Conservative Version
And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
American Standard Version
And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
Amplified
Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley.
Bible in Basic English
And Saul came to the town of Amalek, and took up his position in the valley secretly.
Darby Translation
And Saul came to the city of the Amalekites, and set an ambush in the valley.
Julia Smith Translation
And Saul will come even to a city of Amalek, and he will lie in wait by the torrent
King James 2000
And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Saul came up to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the wadi.
Modern King James verseion
And Saul came to a city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Saul came unto a city of the Amalekites, and fought in a valley.
NET Bible
Saul proceeded to the city of Amalek, where he set an ambush in the wadi.
New Heart English Bible
Saul came to the city of Amalek, and lay in wait in the valley.
The Emphasized Bible
And Saul came as far as the city of Amalek, - and stirred up strife in the ravine.
Webster
And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Saul cometh in unto a city of Amalek, and layeth wait in a valley;
Themes
Agency » In executing judgments
Amalekites, the » saul » Massacred
Amalekites, the » Possessed cities
the Armies of israel » Often led by the king in person
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Retaliation » Instances of » The israelites on the amalekites
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 15:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel Defeats The Amalekites
4 Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. 5 Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. 6 Saul said to the Kenites, "Go, depart, go down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them; for you showed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt." So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.