Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is next to 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 King James verseion
And Saul struck the Amalekites from Havilah, as you come to Shur, which is over across from Egypt.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Saul slew the Amalekites from Havilah to Shur that lieth before 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 Saul said to the Kenites, "Go on and leave! Go down from among the Amalekites! Otherwise I will sweep you away with them! After all, you were kind to all the Israelites when they came up from Egypt." So the Kenites withdrew from among the Amalekites. 7 Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is next to Egypt. 8 He captured King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but he executed all Agag's people with the sword.
Cross References
Genesis 16:7
The Lord's angel found Hagar near a spring of water in the desert -- the spring that is along the road to Shur.
Genesis 25:18
His descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which runs next to Egypt all the way to Asshur. They settled away from all their relatives.
1 Samuel 14:48
He fought bravely, striking down the Amalekites and delivering Israel from the hand of its enemies.
1 Samuel 27:8
Then David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (They had been living in that land for a long time, from the approach to Shur as far as the land of Egypt.)
Genesis 2:11
The name of the first is Pishon; it runs through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
Exodus 15:22
Then Moses led Israel to journey away from the Red Sea. They went out to the Desert of Shur, walked for three days into the desert, and found no water.
Job 21:30
that the evil man is spared from the day of his misfortune, that he is delivered from the day of God's wrath?
Ecclesiastes 8:13
But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.