1 Samuel 15:7

And Saul smote the 'Amalekites from Chavilah until thou comest to Shur, that is before Egypt.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.

In Context

6And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from the midst of the 'Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them; whereas ye acted kindly with all the children of Israel, at their coming up out of Egypt. And the Kenites departed from the midst of the 'Amalekites.

8And he caught Agag the king of the 'Amalekites alive, and all the people he devoted to the edge of the sword.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:11The name of the first is Pishon, the same which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

Genesis 25:18And they dwelt from Chavilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: he dwelt in the presence of all his brethren.

1 Samuel 14:48And he gathered an army, and he smote the 'Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those that spoiled them.

1 Chronicles 1:23And Ophir, and Chavilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

Ecclesiastes 8:13And that it will not be well with the wicked, and that he will not endure many days, like the shadow; because he is not afraid of God.

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 →

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