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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><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"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_samuel/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then Saul attacked the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, near the eastern border of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Saul slaughtered the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, east of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Saul defeated the Amalekites from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah <i>until</i> thou comest to Shur, that <i>is</i> over against Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Saul attacked the Amalekites, from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is east of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah going toward Shur, which is east of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, which is east of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, which is east of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Saul struck the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, which is east of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Saul struck down the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is next to Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Saul struck down the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is next to Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is before Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and Saul attacked the Amalekites from Havilah to Shur, which is just east of Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Saul Smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is before Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Saul attacked the Amalekites from Havilah to Shur, east of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Saul defeated the Amalekites, fighting all the way from Havilah to Shur, east of Egypt; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Saul attacked the Amalekites from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is next to Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Saul struck Amalek, from Havilah as you go to Shur, that is before Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah, until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Saul struck the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, which is before Egypt. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Saul strikes Amalek from Havilah [to] your going to Shur, which [is] on the front of Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Saul smiteth Amalek from Havilah -- thy going in to Shur, which is on the front of Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Saul will strike Amalek from Havilah thy coming to Shur, which is upon the face of Egypt.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Saul smote Amalec from Hevila, until thou comest to Sur, which is over against Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Saul struck down Amalek, from Havilah even until you arrive at Shur, which is opposite the region of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Saul routed Amalek from Havilah to the approaches of Shur, on the frontier of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah as far as Shur, which is over near Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Shaul struck Amaleeq from Khaweela that is in the entrance of Shood, which is before Egypt<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is in front of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Saul smote Amalec from Evilat to Sur fronting Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/15-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=4063" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Saul's Disobedience</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>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. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><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.">Then Saul</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yaḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">struck down</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/935.htm" title="935: bō·w·’ă·ḵā (V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">all the way</a> <a href="/hebrew/2341.htm" title="2341: mê·ḥă·wî·lāh (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably from chuwl; circular; Chavilah, the name of two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two men.">from Havilah</a> <a href="/hebrew/7793.htm" title="7793: šūr (N-proper-fs) -- A desert region S.W. of Pal. on E. border of Eg. The same as shuwr; Shur, a region of the Desert.">to Shur,</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.">which is</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">east</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·yim (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.">of Egypt.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-8.htm">Exodus 17:8-16</a></span><br />After this, the Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. / So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.” / Joshua did as Moses had instructed him and fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/25-17.htm">Deuteronomy 25:17-19</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Judges 6:3-5</a></span><br />Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them, / encamping against them as far as Gaza and destroying the produce of the land. They left Israel with no sustenance, neither sheep nor oxen nor donkeys. / For the Midianites came with their livestock and their tents like a great swarm of locusts. They and their camels were innumerable, and they entered the land to ravage it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-48.htm">1 Samuel 14:48</a></span><br />He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/28-18.htm">1 Samuel 28:18</a></span><br />Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/8-12.htm">2 Samuel 8:12</a></span><br />from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/1-1.htm">2 Samuel 1:1</a></span><br />After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-20.htm">2 Kings 23:20</a></span><br />On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/3-1.htm">Esther 3:1</a></span><br />After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4-7</a></span><br />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, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Obadiah 1:10-14</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17-18</a></span><br />Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37-40</a></span><br />Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ / This is the first and greatest commandment. / And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until you come to Shur, that is over against Egypt.</p><p class="hdg">smote</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/14-48.htm">1 Samuel 14:48</a></b></br> And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-30.htm">Job 21:30</a></b></br> That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-13.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:13</a></b></br> But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong <i>his</i> days, <i>which are</i> as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-11.htm">Genesis 2:11</a></b></br> The name of the first <i>is</i> Pison: that <i>is</i> it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where <i>there is</i> gold;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-18.htm">Genesis 25:18</a></b></br> And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that <i>is</i> before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: <i>and</i> he died in the presence of all his brethren.</p><p class="hdg">Shur</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/27-8.htm">1 Samuel 27:8</a></b></br> And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those <i>nations were</i> of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/16-7.htm">Genesis 16:7</a></b></br> And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/15-5.htm">Amalek</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">Amalekites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-48.htm">Amal'ekites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-4.htm">Attacked</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-48.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/judges/21-19.htm">East</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-5.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-17.htm">Road</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">Shur</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-48.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-48.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-48.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-2.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/15-8.htm">Amalek</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-8.htm">Amalekites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-8.htm">Amal'ekites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-18.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-35.htm">Attacked</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-8.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-1.htm">East</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-8.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-25.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-3.htm">Road</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-9.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-8.htm">Shur</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-27.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-35.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-35.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-20.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-1.htm">Samuel sends Saul to destroy Amalek</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">Saul favors the Kenites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-7.htm">He spares Agag and the best of the spoil</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-10.htm">Samuel denounces unto Saul God's rejection of him for his disobedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-24.htm">Saul's humiliation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">Samuel kills Agag</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-34.htm">Samuel and Saul part</a></span><br></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 Amalekites first attacked the Israelites during their exodus from Egypt (<a href="/exodus/17-8.htm">Exodus 17:8-16</a>), and God commanded their destruction as a consequence. Saul's mission was a direct command from God through the prophet Samuel (<a href="/1_samuel/15.htm">1 Samuel 15:1-3</a>). This act of striking down the Amalekites was meant to fulfill God's judgment against them, highlighting the theme of divine justice and obedience to God's commands.<p><b>all the way from Havilah to Shur</b><br>Havilah and Shur are geographical markers that define the extent of Saul's campaign. Havilah is often associated with a region rich in resources, mentioned in <a href="/genesis/2-11.htm">Genesis 2:11</a> as part of the land surrounding the Garden of Eden. Shur is a desert region east of Egypt, frequently mentioned in the context of the Israelites' wanderings (<a href="/genesis/16-7.htm">Genesis 16:7</a>, <a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">Exodus 15:22</a>). The mention of these locations indicates the comprehensive nature of Saul's campaign, covering a vast area and emphasizing the thoroughness expected in carrying out God's command.<p><b>which is east of Egypt</b><br>This phrase situates the campaign geographically, providing a clear boundary for the area of conflict. The reference to Egypt is significant, as it recalls Israel's history of bondage and deliverance. The Amalekites' location east of Egypt also underscores their role as perennial adversaries of Israel, often attacking from the desert regions. This geographical detail serves to remind readers of the broader narrative of Israel's journey from slavery to nationhood, with the Amalekites as a recurring obstacle.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a></b><br>The first king of Israel, anointed by the prophet Samuel. He was tasked with executing God's judgment on the Amalekites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/amalekites.htm">Amalekites</a></b><br>A nomadic tribe and longstanding enemies of Israel. They were descendants of Esau and had previously attacked the Israelites during their exodus from Egypt.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/havilah.htm">Havilah</a></b><br>A region mentioned in the Bible, often associated with wealth and resources. Its exact location is debated, but it is generally considered to be in the Arabian Peninsula.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/shur.htm">Shur</a></b><br>A desert region east of Egypt, often mentioned in the context of Israel's wilderness wanderings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/east_of_egypt.htm">East of Egypt</a></b><br>This geographical reference indicates the extent of Saul's campaign against the Amalekites, emphasizing the thoroughness of the military action.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>Saul's partial obedience serves as a warning that God desires complete obedience. Partial obedience is disobedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_judgment.htm">God's Justice and Judgment</a></b><br>The destruction of the Amalekites is a demonstration of God's justice. It reminds us that God will judge sin and rebellion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Saul's failure to fully carry out God's command led to his downfall. Our disobedience can have serious consequences in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_leadership.htm">The Importance of Leadership</a></b><br>As a leader, Saul's actions had significant implications for the nation of Israel. Leaders are held to a high standard and must act in accordance with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_agag_in_the_bible's_narrative.htm">Who was Agag in the Bible's narrative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_amalekites_reappear_in_1_sam_30.htm">If Saul reportedly destroyed the Amalekites earlier (1 Samuel 15), why do they reappear here in 1 Samuel 30? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_achan's_sin_cause_israel's_loss.htm">Why did Achan's disobedience lead to Israel's defeat?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">From Havilah until thou comest to Shur.</span>--The Havilah here alluded to cannot be now identified. Shur, which signifies "wall," probably refers to the wall which crossed the north-east frontier of Egypt, extending from Pelusium, past Migdol, to Hevo. Ebers suggests that this wall gave to Egypt the name of "Mizraini," the enclosed, or fortified.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">From Havilah until thou comest to Shur.</span> Hebrew, "from Havilah as thou goest towards Shur." It seems impossible that this Havilah can be the northwestern portion of Yemen, called Chawlan, and identified with the Havilah of <a href="/genesis/10-7.htm">Genesis 10:7, 29</a>, as this would make Saul smite them from southeast to northwest. <span class="cmt_word">Shur</span>, which means <span class="accented">wall</span>, is, as Wellhausen (Text 1 samuel 9:7) observes, originally the name of the wall which ran from Pelusium past Migdol to Hero, and which gave to Egypt, as Ebers thinks, its name Mizraim, the <span class="accented">enclosed</span> or <span class="accented">fortified.</span> Shur is again mentioned in <a href="/1_samuel/27-8.htm">1 Samuel 27:8</a> as indicating the direction towards Egypt of the region occupied by the Amalekites. Havilah, which means <span class="accented">circle</span>, must have been some spot on the route to the isthmus of Suez, lying on the edge of the wilderness to the south of Judah, where Saul commenced his foray. Beginning thus upon the borders of Judaea, Saul continued his devastations up to the limits of Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/15-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Saul</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁא֖וּל</span> <span class="translit">(šā·’ūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm">Strong's 7586: </a> </span><span class="str2">Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">struck down</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Amalekites</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲמָלֵ֑ק</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·mā·lêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6002.htm">Strong's 6002: </a> </span><span class="str2">Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all the way</span><br /><span class="heb">בּוֹאֲךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(bō·w·’ă·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Havilah</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽחֲוִילָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(mê·ḥă·wî·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2341.htm">Strong's 2341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Havilah -- a son of Cush, also a son of Joktan, also territories of uncertain location</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Shur,</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁ֔וּר</span> <span class="translit">(šūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7793.htm">Strong's 7793: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shur -- a desert region Southwest of Palestine on eastern border of Egypt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which is</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">east</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Egypt.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/15-7.htm">1 Samuel 15:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/15-7.htm">1 Samuel 15:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/15-7.htm">1 Samuel 15:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/15-7.htm">1 Samuel 15:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/15-7.htm">1 Samuel 15:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/15-7.htm">1 Samuel 15:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/15-7.htm">1 Samuel 15:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/15-7.htm">1 Samuel 15:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/15-7.htm">1 Samuel 15:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/15-7.htm">1 Samuel 15:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/15-7.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 15:7 Saul struck the Amalekites from Havilah as (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 15:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 15:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/15-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 15:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 15:8" /></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>