1 Samuel 15:7
And Saul struck down Amalek, from Havilah even until you arrive at Shur, which is opposite the region of Egypt.
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In The King James Version
And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 2:11The name of one is the Phison; it is that which runs through all the land of Hevilath, where gold is born;
Genesis 25:18Now he had lived from Havilah as far as Shur, which overlooks Egypt as it approaches the Assyrians. He passed away in the sight of all his brothers.
1 Samuel 14:48And gathering together an army, he struck Amalek. And he rescued Israel from the hand of those who would lay waste to them.
1 Chronicles 1:23also Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these are the sons of Joktan.
Ecclesiastes 8:13So, may it not go well with the impious, and may his days not be prolonged. And let those who do not fear the face of the Lord pass away like a shadow.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 15:2-10
The Amalekites Destroyed. ( b. c. 1065.) 1 Samuel also said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord . 2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt. 3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.… Read the whole commentary →