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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/1_samuel/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/1_samuel/15.htm">New International Version</a> This is what the LORD Almighty says: &#8216I will punish the Amalekites for what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they came up from Egypt. <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/15.htm">New Living Translation</a> This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has declared: I have decided to settle accounts with the nation of Amalek for opposing Israel when they came from Egypt. <a href="/esv/1_samuel/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘I have noted what Amalek did to Israel in opposing them on the way when they came up out of Egypt. <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they opposed them on their way up from Egypt. <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/15.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/15.htm">New King James Version</a> Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he ambushed him on the way when he came up from Egypt. <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD of armies says: ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, in that he obstructed him on the way while he was coming up from Egypt. <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Thus says the LORD of hosts, &#8216I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way while he was coming up from Egypt. <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way while he was coming up from Egypt. <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way while he was coming up from Egypt. <a href="/amp/1_samuel/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Thus says the LORD of hosts (armies), ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way when Israel came up from Egypt. <a href="/csb/1_samuel/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD of Armies says: ‘I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they opposed them along the way as they were coming out of Egypt. <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD of Hosts says: &#8216I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they opposed them along the way as they were coming out of Egypt. <a href="/asv/1_samuel/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I have marked that which Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him in the way, when he came up out of Egypt. <a href="/cev/1_samuel/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "When the Israelites were on their way out of Egypt, the nation of Amalek attacked them. I am the LORD All-Powerful, and now I am going to make Amalek pay! <a href="/erv/1_samuel/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I have marked that which Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him in the way, when he came up out of Egypt. <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This is what the LORD of Armies says: I will punish Amalek for what they did to Israel. They blocked Israel's way after the Israelites came from Egypt. <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> He is going to punish the people of Amalek because their ancestors opposed the Israelites when they were coming from Egypt. <a href="/isv/1_samuel/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: 'I'll punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, when he set himself against Israel in the way, as they were going up from Egypt. <a href="/msb/1_samuel/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ?I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they opposed them on their way up from Egypt. <a href="/net/1_samuel/15.htm">NET Bible</a> Here is what the LORD of hosts says: 'I carefully observed how the Amalekites opposed Israel along the way when Israel came up from Egypt. <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he set himself against him in the way, when he came up out of Egypt. <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/1_samuel/15.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh of Armies says, ‘I remember what Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way when he came up out of Egypt. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Thus said YHWH of Hosts: I have looked after that which Amalek did to Israel, that which he laid for him in the way in his going up out of Egypt. <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, I have looked after that which Amalek did to Israel, that which he laid for him in the way in his going up out of Egypt. <a href="/slt/1_samuel/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thus said Jehovah of armies, I reviewed what Amalek did to Israel, how he set for him in the way in his going up out of Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I have reckoned up all that Amalec hath done to Israel: how he opposed them in the way when they came up out of Egypt. <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: I have taken account of all that Amalek has done to Israel, how he stood against him in the way, when he ascended from Egypt. <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/15.htm">New American Bible</a> Thus says the LORD of hosts: I will punish what Amalek did to the Israelites when he barred their way as they came up from Egypt. <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘I will punish the Amalekites for what they did in opposing the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Thus says the LORD Of hosts, I remember what Amalek did to Israel on their journey when they were coming up out of Egypt. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Thus says LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts: ‘I remember the thing that Amaleq did to Israel in the way when they were going up from Egypt<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thus saith the LORD of hosts: I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him in the way, when he came up out of Egypt. <a href="/sep/1_samuel/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thus said the Lord of hosts, Now will I take vengeance for what Amalec did to Israel, when he met him in the way as he came up out of Egypt. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/15-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=4004" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Saul's Disobedience</a> 1Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD. 2<a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">This is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: pā·qaḏ·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">‘I witnessed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/6002.htm" title="6002: ‘ă·mā·lêq (N-proper-ms) -- A desc. of Esau, also his posterity. Probably of foreign origin; Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country.">the Amalekites</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">did</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: lə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">to the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: śām (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">they ambushed</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: bad·de·reḵ (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">on their way</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ba·‘ă·lō·ṯōw (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">up</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: mim·miṣ·rā·yim (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">from Egypt.</a> 3Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/17-14.htm">Exodus 17:14</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” <a href="/deuteronomy/25-17.htm">Deuteronomy 25:17-19</a> Remember what the Amalekites did to you along your way from Egypt, / how they met you on your journey when you were tired and weary, and they attacked all your stragglers; they had no fear of God. / When the LORD your God gives you rest from the enemies around you in the land that He is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you are to blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget! <a href="/numbers/24-20.htm">Numbers 24:20</a> Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.” <a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Judges 6:3</a> Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them, <a href="/judges/10-12.htm">Judges 10:12</a> Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you and you cried out to Me, did I not save you from their hands? <a href="/1_samuel/14-48.htm">1 Samuel 14:48</a> He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers. <a href="/1_samuel/28-18.htm">1 Samuel 28:18</a> Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today. <a href="/2_samuel/8-12.htm">2 Samuel 8:12</a> from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah. <a href="/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4-7</a> saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.” / For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You— / the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, ... <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a> Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ... <a href="/jeremiah/25-17.htm">Jeremiah 25:17-26</a> So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations drink from it, each one to whom the LORD had sent me, / to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials; / Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people; ... <a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’ <a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Obadiah 1:10-14</a> Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever. / On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them. / But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress. ... <a href="/malachi/1-2.htm">Malachi 1:2-4</a> “I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever. <a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a> Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Thus said 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.I remember<a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a> And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.<a href="/hosea/7-2.htm">Hosea 7:2</a> And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.<a href="/amos/8-7.htm">Amos 8:7</a> The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.Amalek<a href="/exodus/17-8.htm">Exodus 17:8-16</a> Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim… <a href="/numbers/24-20.htm">Numbers 24:20</a> And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.<a href="/deuteronomy/25-17.htm">Deuteronomy 25:17-19</a> Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt; … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/4-4.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-48.htm">Amalek</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-17.htm">Am'alek</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-48.htm">Amalekites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-4.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-29.htm">Considered</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-8.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-4.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-25.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-41.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/james/5-6.htm">Opposing</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-13.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-44.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-11.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-9.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-13.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">Amalek</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">Am'alek</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">Amalekites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-1.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-21.htm">Considered</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-5.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-11.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-21.htm">Opposing</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-13.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-23.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-5.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-7.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 15</div>1. <a href="/1_samuel/15-1.htm">Samuel sends Saul to destroy Amalek</a> 6. <a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">Saul favors the Kenites</a> 7. <a href="/1_samuel/15-7.htm">He spares Agag and the best of the spoil</a> 10. <a href="/1_samuel/15-10.htm">Samuel denounces unto Saul God's rejection of him for his disobedience</a> 24. <a href="/1_samuel/15-24.htm">Saul's humiliation</a> 32. <a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">Samuel kills Agag</a> 34. <a href="/1_samuel/15-34.htm">Samuel and Saul part</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The title "LORD of Hosts" underscores God's command over the heavenly armies, indicating His supreme power and ability to execute His will. This title is often used in contexts where God's might and authority are being asserted, particularly in matters of judgment or deliverance.I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites: God's statement of having "witnessed" implies His omniscience and His active involvement in the affairs of His people. The Amalekites were a nomadic tribe that first attacked the Israelites shortly after their exodus from Egypt (<a href="/exodus/17-8.htm">Exodus 17:8-16</a>). This attack was unprovoked and targeted the vulnerable, including the weak and weary at the rear of the Israelite camp (<a href="/deuteronomy/25-17.htm">Deuteronomy 25:17-19</a>). The Amalekites' actions were seen as a direct affront to God’s covenant people, and thus to God Himself.when they opposed them on their way up from Egypt: This refers to the historical event recorded in <a href="/exodus/17.htm">Exodus 17</a>, where the Amalekites attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. This opposition was not just a military confrontation but a spiritual one, as it was an attempt to thwart God's plan for His people. The Amalekites' hostility is emblematic of the broader spiritual warfare against God's purposes. This event led to God declaring a perpetual enmity with Amalek, promising to "blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven" (<a href="/exodus/17-14.htm">Exodus 17:14</a>). This sets the stage for the command given to Saul in <a href="/1_samuel/15.htm">1 Samuel 15</a> to utterly destroy the Amalekites, fulfilling God's earlier pronouncement.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_of_hosts.htm">The LORD of Hosts</a> This title emphasizes God's supreme authority and power over all heavenly and earthly armies. It underscores His role as a divine warrior and judge. 2. <a href="/topical/a/amalekites.htm">Amalekites</a> A nomadic tribe that was a persistent enemy of Israel. Their hostility towards Israel began during the Exodus when they attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and journeyed to the Promised Land. 4. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land from which the Israelites were delivered by God through Moses, marking the beginning of their journey to the Promised Land. 5. <a href="/topical/a/ambush.htm">Ambush</a> Refers to the attack by the Amalekites on the Israelites, which was unprovoked and occurred during a vulnerable time in the Israelites' journey.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_memory.htm">God's Justice and Memory</a> God does not forget the injustices done to His people. His timing in executing justice is perfect, even if it seems delayed from a human perspective. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> The Amalekites' attack on Israel is a reminder that sin has consequences. God’s judgment on Amalek serves as a warning against persistent rebellion and hostility towards God’s people. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> The Israelites were commanded to act against the Amalekites as a fulfillment of God's justice. This teaches the importance of obedience to God's directives, even when they are difficult. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> The title "LORD of Hosts" reminds us of God's ultimate control over all events. Believers can trust in His sovereign plan and protection. <a href="/topical/r/remembrance_and_reflection.htm">Remembrance and Reflection</a> Just as the Israelites were to remember what Amalek did, believers are called to remember God's past deliverances and faithfulness in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 15</a> <a href="/q/why_isn't_david_condemned_for_his_raids.htm">If David’s raids led to widespread destruction (1 Samuel 27:8–9), why is there no explicit condemnation of his actions? </a> <a href="/q/any_evidence_of_amalekites'_destruction.htm">Are there any historical or archaeological records supporting the total destruction of the Amalekites described in 1 Samuel 15? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_god_not_enjoy_the_wicked's_death.htm">Ezekiel 33:11 – How can God claim He takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked while other Old Testament passages describe mass destruction commanded by God? </a> <a href="/q/who_were_the_amalekites.htm">What is the historical identity of the Amalekites?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) That which Amalek did to Israel.--The Amalekites were a fierce, untameable race of wanderers, who roamed at large through those deserts which lie between Southern Judea and the Egyptian frontier. They were descended from Esau's grandson, Amalek. Not long after the exodus from Egypt, they attacked and cruelly harassed the almost defenceless rear-guard of Israel in the desert of Rephidim. They were then, at the prayer of Moses, defeated by Joshua; but, for this cowardly unprovoked attack, solemnly doomed to destruction. In the prophecy of Balaam they are alluded to as the first of the nations who opposed the Lord's people. During the stormy ages that followed, the hand of Amalek seems to have been constantly lifted against Israel, and we read of them perpetually as allied to their relentless foes.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - Amalek. The Amalekites were a fierce race of nomads who inhabited the desert to the south of Judaea towards Egypt. They were, and still continue to be in their descendants, the Bedouins, an untamable race of savages, whose delight is in robbery and plunder. Between them and Israel there was bitter hostility occasioned by their having attacked the people immediately after the Exodus (<a href="/exodus/17-8.htm">Exodus 17:8-16</a>), and the command there given to exterminate them is repeated now, probably in consequence of their raids having become more numerous and sanguinary under their present king, as we gather from ver. 33. The reference to a war with the Amalektes in <a href="/1_samuel/14-48.htm">1 Samuel 14:48</a> no doubt refers to this expedition, as we have there a mere summary of Saul's military enterprises. I remember. Literally, "I have visited;" but the sense of remembering seems confirmed by such passages as <a href="/genesis/21-1.htm">Genesis 21:1</a>; <a href="/genesis/1-24.htm">Genesis 1:24</a>; <a href="/isaiah/23-17.htm">Isaiah 23:17</a>; <a href="/isaiah/26-16.htm">Isaiah 26:16</a>. The Septuagint, however, and Aquila, give a very good sense: "I have considered, "thought over." How he laid wait for him in the way. There is no idea in the Hebrew of ambuscade or treachery. It is simply, "How he set himself in the way against him," i.e. opposed, withstood him, tried to bar his progress. <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/15-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>This is what כֹּ֤ה (kōh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts צְבָא֔וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign says: אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘I witnessed פָּקַ֕דְתִּי (pā·qaḏ·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit what אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the Amalekites עֲמָלֵ֖ק (‘ă·mā·lêq) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6002.htm">Strong's 6002: </a> Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity did עָשָׂ֥ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make to the Israelites לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (lə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc when אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that they hindered them שָׂ֥ם (śām) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set on their way בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ (bad·de·reḵ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action up בַּעֲלֹת֖וֹ (ba·‘ă·lō·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively from Egypt. מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ (mim·miṣ·rā·yim) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/15-2.htm">1 Samuel 15:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/15-2.htm">1 Samuel 15:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/15-2.htm">1 Samuel 15:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/15-2.htm">1 Samuel 15:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/15-2.htm">1 Samuel 15:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/15-2.htm">1 Samuel 15:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/15-2.htm">1 Samuel 15:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/15-2.htm">1 Samuel 15:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/15-2.htm">1 Samuel 15:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/15-2.htm">1 Samuel 15:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-2.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 15:2 Thus says Yahweh of Armies I have (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/15-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 15:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 15:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 15:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 15:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>