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Saul’s Victories

1 Samuel 14:48

In 11 translations

BSB
He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers.
KJV
And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.gathered…: or, wrought mightily
WEB
He did valiantly and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.
ASV
And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that despoiled them.
LSV
And he makes a force, and strikes Amalek, and delivers Israel out of the hand of its spoiler.
YLT
And he maketh a force, and smiteth Amalek, and delivereth Israel out of the hand of its spoiler.
DBY
And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of their spoilers.
DRC
And gathering together an army, he defeated Amalec, and delivered Israel from the hand of them that spoiled them.
GNV
He gathered also an hoste and smote Amalek, and deliuered Israel out of the handes of them that spoyled them.
JPS
And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
LXXE
And he wrought valiantly, and smote Amalec, and rescued Israel out of the hand of them that trampled on him.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ חַ֔יִל וַיַּ֖ךְ אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֑ק וַיַּצֵּ֥ל אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִיַּ֥ד שֹׁסֵֽהוּ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐποίησε δύναμιν, καὶ ἐπάταξε τὸν ʼΑμαλήκ· καὶ ἐξείλετο τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ χειρὸς τῶν καταπατούντων αὐτόν.

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◆ Reign of Saul

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Exodus 17:14Then 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.”
  • 1 Samuel 15:3–7Now 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.’” So Saul summoned the…
  • Deuteronomy 25:19When 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!

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