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For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up from Egypt.” So the Kenites packed up and left. <a href="/esv/1_samuel/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then 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 people of Israel when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And he warned the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away with them.” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites. <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/15.htm">King James Bible</a> And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/15.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, depart, get 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. <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, get away, go down from among the Amalekites, so that I do not destroy you along with them; for you showed kindness to all the sons of Israel when they went up from Egypt.” So the Kenites got away from among the Amalekites. <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> Saul said to the Kenites, &#8220Go, depart, go down from among the Amalekites, so that I do not destroy you with them; for you showed kindness to all the sons of Israel when they came up from Egypt.&#8221 So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And 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 sons of Israel when they came up from Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, depart; go down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them; you showed lovingkindness to all the sons of Israel when they came up from Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. <a href="/amp/1_samuel/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, leave, go down from the Amalekites, so that I do not destroy you along with them; for you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they went up from Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. <a href="/csb/1_samuel/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He warned the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came out of Egypt, go on and leave! Get away from the Amalekites, or I’ll sweep you away with them.” So the Kenites withdrew from the Amalekites. <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He warned the Kenites, &#8220Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came out of Egypt, go on and leave! Get away from the Amalekites, or I&#8217ll sweep you away with them.&#8221 So the Kenites withdrew from the Amalekites. <a href="/asv/1_samuel/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them; for ye showed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. <a href="/cev/1_samuel/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Some Kenites lived nearby, and Saul told them, "Your people were kind to our nation when we left Egypt, and I don't want you to get killed when I wipe out the Amalekites. So stay away from them." The Kenites left, <a href="/erv/1_samuel/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then Saul said to the Kenites, "Get away from the Amalekites so that I won't destroy you with them. You were kind to all the Israelites when they came from Egypt." So the Kenites left the Amalekites. <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> He sent a warning to the Kenites, a people whose ancestors had been kind to the Israelites when they came from Egypt: "Go away and leave the Amalekites, so that I won't kill you along with them." So the Kenites left. <a href="/isv/1_samuel/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> Saul told the Kenites, "Withdraw from the Amalekites so that I don't destroy you with them, for you showed kindness to all the Israelis when they departed from Egypt." So the Kenites withdrew from the Amalekites. <a href="/msb/1_samuel/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And he warned the Kenites, ?Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away with them.? So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites. <a href="/net/1_samuel/15.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Saul said to the Kenites, "Go, depart, go down from among Amalek, lest I sweep you away with them; for you showed kindness to the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt." So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Saul said to the Kenites, Go, depart, withdraw yourselves from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye showed kindness to all the children of Israel when they came up from Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. <a href="/web/1_samuel/15.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Saul says to the Kenite, “Go, turn aside, go down from the midst of Amalek, lest I consume you with it, and you did kindness with all the sons of Israel, in their going up out of Egypt”; and the Kenite turns aside from the midst of Amalek. <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Saul saith unto the Kenite, 'Go, turn aside, go down from the midst of Amalek, lest I consume thee with it, and thou didst kindness with all the sons of Israel, in their going up out of Egypt;' and the Kenite turneth aside from the midst of Amalek. <a href="/slt/1_samuel/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Saul will say to the Kenite, Go, remove, go down from the midst of the Amalekites, lest I shall add thee with him; for ye did mercy with all the sons of Israel in their coming up out of Egypt And the Kenite will remove from the midst of Amalek.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Saul said to the Cinite: Go, depart and get ye down from Amalec: lest I destroy thee with him. For thou hast shewn kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. And the Cinite departed from the midst of Amalec. <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Saul said to the Kenite: “Go away, withdraw, and descend from Amalek. Otherwise, I will include you with him. For you showed mercy to all the sons of Israel, when they ascended from Egypt.” And so the Kenite withdrew from the midst of Amalek. <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/15.htm">New American Bible</a> He warned the Kenites: “Leave Amalek, turn aside and come down so I will not have to destroy you with them, for you were loyal to the Israelites when they came up from Egypt.” After the Kenites left, <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Saul said to the Kenites, “Go! Leave! Withdraw from among the Amalekites, or I will destroy you with them; for you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites withdrew from the Amalekites.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Saul said to the Kenites, Turn aside, depart, get you 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. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Shaul said to the Qainites: “Turn aside and go, and go down from within the Amalekites that I shall not destroy you with them. And you have performed grace with all of the house of Israel when they were going up from Egypt.” And the Qainites turned aside from among the Amalekites<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Saul said unto the Kenites: 'Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them; for ye showed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt.' So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. <a href="/sep/1_samuel/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Saul said to the Kinite, Go, and depart out of the midst of the Amalekites, lest I put thee with them; for thou dealedst mercifully with the children of Israel when they went up out of Egypt. So the Kinite departed from the midst of Amalec. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/15-6.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=4045" 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> …5Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley. 6<a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="7586: šā·’ūl (N-proper-ms) -- Passive participle of sha'al; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites.">And he</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">warned</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7017.htm" title="7017: haq·qê·nî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Members of the tribe of Kenites. Or Qiyniy; patronymic from Qayin; a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin.">the Kenites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">“Since you</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">showed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḥe·seḏ (N-ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">kindness</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ba·‘ă·lō·w·ṯām (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">when they came 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.">out of Egypt,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">go on</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: su·rū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: rə·ḏū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">and get away</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: mit·tō·wḵ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/6003.htm" title="6003: ‘ă·mā·lê·qî (N-proper-ms) -- Desc. of Amalek. Patronymically from Amaleq; an Amalekite or descendants of Amalek.">the Amalekites.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6435.htm" title="6435: pen- (Conj) -- Lest. From panah; properly, removal; used only adverb as conjunction, lest.">Otherwise</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: ’ō·sip̄·ḵā (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs:: 2ms) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">I will sweep you away</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with them.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/7017.htm" title="7017: qê·nî (N-proper-ms) -- Members of the tribe of Kenites. Or Qiyniy; patronymic from Qayin; a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin.">So the Kenites</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: way·yā·sar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">moved away</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: mit·tō·wḵ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">from</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> 7Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.…<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/18-9.htm">Exodus 18:9-12</a> And Jethro rejoiced over all the good things the LORD had done for Israel, whom He had rescued from the hand of the Egyptians. / Jethro declared, “Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharaoh, and who has delivered the people from the hand of the Egyptians. / Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.” ... <a href="/numbers/10-29.htm">Numbers 10:29-32</a> Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel.” / “I will not go,” Hobab replied. “Instead, I am going back to my own land and my own people.” / “Please do not leave us,” Moses said, “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes. ... <a href="/judges/1-16.htm">Judges 1:16</a> Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people. <a href="/judges/4-11.htm">Judges 4:11</a> Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh. <a href="/judges/4-17.htm">Judges 4:17</a> Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. <a href="/judges/5-24.htm">Judges 5:24</a> Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women. <a href="/1_samuel/30-29.htm">1 Samuel 30:29</a> to those in Racal and in the cities of the Jerahmeelites and Kenites; <a href="/2_samuel/10-2.htm">2 Samuel 10:2</a> And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites, <a href="/1_kings/9-20.htm">1 Kings 9:20-21</a> As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day. <a href="/jeremiah/35-2.htm">Jeremiah 35:2-10</a> “Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them to one of the chambers of the house of the LORD to offer them a drink of wine.” / So I took Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons—the entire house of the Rechabites— / and I brought them into the house of the LORD, to a chamber occupied by the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. This room was near the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper. ... <a href="/matthew/10-14.htm">Matthew 10:14-15</a> And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town. / Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. <a href="/matthew/25-40.htm">Matthew 25:40</a> And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’ <a href="/luke/10-10.htm">Luke 10:10-12</a> But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare, / ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’ / I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town. <a href="/luke/10-33.htm">Luke 10:33-37</a> But a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, and when he saw him, he had compassion. / He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. / The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’ ... <a href="/john/4-9.htm">John 4:9</a> “You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Saul said to the Kenites, Go, depart, get you 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.the Kenites<a href="/1_samuel/27-10.htm">1 Samuel 27:10</a> And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.<a href="/numbers/24-21.htm">Numbers 24:21,22</a> And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock… <a href="/judges/1-16.htm">Judges 1:16</a> And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.Go, depart<a href="/genesis/18-25.htm">Genesis 18:25</a> That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?<a href="/genesis/19-12.htm">Genesis 19:12-16</a> And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place: … <a href="/numbers/16-26.htm">Numbers 16:26,27,34</a> And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins… ye shewed<a href="/exodus/18-9.htm">Exodus 18:9,10,19</a> And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians… <a href="/numbers/10-29.htm">Numbers 10:29-32</a> And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel… <a href="/2_timothy/1-16.htm">2 Timothy 1:16</a> The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/15-5.htm">Amalekites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/19-9.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-2.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-2.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/4-11.htm">Kenites</a> <a href="/ruth/3-10.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-5.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-11.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-19.htm">Withdraw</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/15-7.htm">Amalekites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-33.htm">Children</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-27.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-14.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-9.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-7.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-17.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-10.htm">Kenites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-8.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-7.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-7.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-15.htm">Withdraw</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 Kenites were a nomadic tribe with historical ties to the Israelites. Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, was a Kenite, which established a friendly relationship between the two groups. This warning reflects the importance of honoring alliances and past kindnesses, a principle seen throughout the Old Testament.“Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt The Kenites' kindness refers to their support and guidance during Israel's exodus from Egypt. This act of kindness is recorded in <a href="/exodus/18.htm">Exodus 18</a>, where Jethro advises Moses on leadership. The Kenites' positive relationship with Israel is a testament to the enduring impact of hospitality and support, which is a recurring theme in biblical narratives.go on and get away from the Amalekites The Amalekites were long-standing enemies of Israel, first attacking them in <a href="/exodus/17.htm">Exodus 17</a>. God commanded Saul to destroy the Amalekites as a form of divine judgment for their opposition to Israel. The Kenites are advised to separate themselves to avoid sharing in the Amalekites' fate, illustrating the biblical principle of separating from those under God's judgment.Otherwise I will sweep you away with them This phrase underscores the seriousness of God's command to Saul and the impending judgment on the Amalekites. It highlights the concept of collective judgment, where proximity to sin or sinners can lead to shared consequences, a theme also seen in the story of Sodom and Gomorrah.So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites The Kenites' obedience to Saul's warning demonstrates wisdom and discernment. Their action reflects the biblical principle of heeding divine warnings and separating from evil influences. This decision preserved their lives and maintained their favorable relationship with Israel, aligning with the broader biblical narrative of God's protection over those who align with His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a> The first king of Israel, anointed by the prophet Samuel, tasked with executing God's judgment on the Amalekites. 2. <a href="/topical/k/kenites.htm">Kenites</a> A nomadic tribe that had shown kindness to the Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. They were descendants of Jethro, Moses' father-in-law. 3. <a href="/topical/a/amalekites.htm">Amalekites</a> A people who were enemies of Israel and had attacked them during their journey from Egypt. God commanded their destruction due to their persistent hostility. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, led by Saul in this context, tasked with carrying out God's command against the Amalekites. 5. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land from which the Israelites were delivered, marking the beginning of their journey to the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a> God's command to destroy the Amalekites demonstrates His justice against sin and rebellion. However, His sparing of the Kenites shows His mercy towards those who align themselves with His people. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Saul's actions in sparing the Kenites highlight the importance of discerning and obeying God's specific instructions. Partial obedience is not true obedience. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_kindness.htm">The Role of Kindness</a> The Kenites' past kindness to Israel resulted in their preservation. This underscores the biblical principle that acts of kindness and support for God's people are remembered and rewarded by God. <a href="/topical/s/separation_from_sin.htm">Separation from Sin</a> The Kenites' departure from the Amalekites serves as a metaphor for believers to separate themselves from sinful influences and align with God's purposes. <a href="/topical/h/historical_continuity.htm">Historical Continuity</a> The account connects past events (Exodus) with present actions (Saul's campaign), showing the continuity of God's plan and the importance of historical faithfulness.<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/is_king_saul_considered_saved.htm">Is King Saul considered saved?</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/what_does_the_bible_say_on_stubbornness.htm">What does the Bible say about stubbornness?</a> <a href="/q/should_christians_join_labor_unions.htm">What is Gilgal's significance in the Bible?</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>(6) And Saul said unto the Kenites.--The Kenites, like the Amalekites, were a nomad race of Arabs, but seem to have been ever friendly to the Israelites. This kindly feeling sprang up soon after the departure from Egypt, and was, no doubt, in the first instance owing to the fact of Hobab, the father-in-law of Moses, belonging to this people.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - Saul said unto the Kenites. Not while he was lying in ambush in the torrent bed, but after smiting Ir-Amalek. The Kenites were always friendly to the Israelites, but seem, like the Amalekites, to have been a Bedouin nation, ever wandering about without a settled home. In Abraham's time they were a powerful people (<a href="/genesis/15-19.htm">Genesis 15:19</a>), but, for some reason or other, broke up into small tribes, some, as those here spoken of, choosing the wilderness of Judah for their home (<a href="/judges/1-16.htm">Judges 1:16</a>), others living far to the north in Naphtali (<a href="/judges/4-11.htm">Judges 4:11, 17</a>), others among the rocks of Arabia Petraea. Of these last we know but little, but the rest continued to be on friendly terms with David (<a href="/1_samuel/30-29.htm">1 Samuel 30:29</a>). <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/15-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And he שָׁא֣וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm">Strong's 7586: </a> Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites warned וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say the Kenites, הַקֵּינִ֡י (haq·qê·nî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7017.htm">Strong's 7017: </a> Kenite -- members of the tribe of Kenites “Since you וְאַתָּ֞ה (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you showed עָשִׂ֤יתָה (‘ā·śî·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make kindness חֶ֙סֶד֙ (ḥe·seḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty to עִמּ֔וֹ (‘im·mōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son when they came up בַּעֲלוֹתָ֖ם (ba·‘ă·lō·w·ṯām) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively out of Egypt, מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם (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 go on לְכוּ֩ (lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk and get away רְד֜וּ (rə·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend from מִתּ֣וֹךְ (mit·tō·wḵ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre the Amalekites. עֲמָלֵקִ֗י (‘ă·mā·lê·qî) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6003.htm">Strong's 6003: </a> Amalekites -- descendants of Amalek Otherwise פֶּן־ (pen-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6435.htm">Strong's 6435: </a> Removal, lest I will sweep you away אֹֽסִפְךָ֙ (’ō·sip̄·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove with them.” עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with So the Kenites קֵינִ֖י (qê·nî) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7017.htm">Strong's 7017: </a> Kenite -- members of the tribe of Kenites moved away וַיָּ֥סַר (way·yā·sar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> To turn aside from מִתּ֥וֹךְ (mit·tō·wḵ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre the Amalekites. עֲמָלֵֽק׃ (‘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 <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/15-6.htm">1 Samuel 15:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/15-6.htm">1 Samuel 15:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/15-6.htm">1 Samuel 15:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/15-6.htm">1 Samuel 15:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/15-6.htm">1 Samuel 15:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/15-6.htm">1 Samuel 15:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/15-6.htm">1 Samuel 15:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/15-6.htm">1 Samuel 15:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/15-6.htm">1 Samuel 15:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/15-6.htm">1 Samuel 15:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 15:6 Saul said to the Kenites Go depart (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/15-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 15:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 15:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/15-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 15:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 15:7" /></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>