Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Saul went to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the ravine. New Living Translation Then Saul and his army went to a town of the Amalekites and lay in wait in the valley. English Standard Version And Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley. Berean Standard Bible Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley. King James Bible And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. New King James Version And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and lay in wait in the valley. New American Standard Bible And Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the wadi. NASB 1995 Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley. NASB 1977 And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and set an ambush in the valley. Legacy Standard Bible And Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley. Amplified Bible Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley. Christian Standard Bible Saul came to the city of Amalek and set up an ambush in the wadi. Holman Christian Standard Bible Saul came to the city of Amalek and set up an ambush in the wadi. American Standard Version And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. Contemporary English Version then led them to a valley near one of the towns in Amalek, where they got ready to make a surprise attack. English Revised Version And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. GOD'S WORD® Translation Saul went to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley. Good News Translation Then he and his men went to the city of Amalek and waited in ambush in a dry riverbed. International Standard Version Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley. Majority Standard Bible Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley. NET Bible Saul proceeded to the city of Amalek, where he set an ambush in the wadi. New Heart English Bible Saul came to the city of Amalek, and lay in wait in the valley. Webster's Bible Translation And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. World English Bible Saul came to the city of Amalek, and set an ambush in the valley. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Saul comes to a city of Amalek, and lays wait in a valley; Young's Literal Translation And Saul cometh in unto a city of Amalek, and layeth wait in a valley; Smith's Literal Translation And Saul will come even to a city of Amalek, and he will lie in wait by the torrent. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd when Saul was come to the city of Amalec, he laid ambushes in the torrent. Catholic Public Domain Version And when Saul had arrived as far as the city of Amalek, he placed ambushes at the torrent. New American Bible Saul went to the city of Amalek and set up an ambush in the wadi. New Revised Standard Version Saul came to the city of the Amalekites and lay in wait in the valley. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Saul came to a city of the Amalekites, and issued a directive in the valley. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Shaul came unto the city of Amaleq and he pronounced judgment in the valley OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and lay in wait in the valley. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Saul came to the cities of Amalec, and laid wait in the valley. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Saul's Disobedience…4So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah. 5Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley. 6And 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.… Cross References Exodus 17:8-16 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. ... Deuteronomy 25:17-19 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! Judges 6:3-5 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. Numbers 24:20 Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.” 1 Samuel 14:48 He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers. 1 Samuel 28:18 Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today. 2 Samuel 8:12 from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah. Esther 3:1 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. Psalm 83:4-7 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, ... Isaiah 63:1-6 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. ... Ezekiel 25:12-14 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.’ Obadiah 1:10-14 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. ... Matthew 10:14-15 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. Matthew 11:20-24 Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ... Luke 10:10-12 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. Treasury of Scripture And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. laid wait. Jump to Previous Amalek Am'alek Amalekites Ambush City Laid Position Ravine Saul Secretly Valley WaitJump to Next Amalek Am'alek Amalekites Ambush City Laid Position Ravine Saul Secretly Valley Wait1 Samuel 15 1. Samuel sends Saul to destroy Amalek6. Saul favors the Kenites 7. He spares Agag and the best of the spoil 10. Samuel denounces unto Saul God's rejection of him for his disobedience 24. Saul's humiliation 32. Samuel kills Agag 34. Samuel and Saul part Saul came to the city of Amalek This phrase marks the beginning of Saul's military campaign against the Amalekites, a nomadic tribe that had been a longstanding enemy of Israel. The Amalekites first attacked the Israelites during their exodus from Egypt (Exodus 17:8-16), and God commanded their destruction as a consequence. The city of Amalek likely refers to a central location or stronghold of the Amalekite people, though its exact location is not known today. This campaign was a direct command from God through the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 15:1-3), emphasizing the importance of obedience to divine instructions. and lay in wait in the valley. Persons / Places / Events 1. SaulThe first king of Israel, anointed by the prophet Samuel. Saul's reign is marked by his initial obedience to God, followed by a series of disobediences that ultimately lead to his rejection by God. 2. City of Amalek The Amalekites were a nomadic tribe and longstanding enemies of Israel. God commanded Saul to completely destroy them as a form of divine judgment for their past actions against Israel. 3. Valley The specific valley is not named, but it serves as a strategic location for Saul to prepare his attack against the Amalekites. 4. Amalekites A people descended from Esau, known for their hostility towards Israel. They represent opposition to God's people and purposes. 5. Divine Command The event is set in the context of God's command to Saul to utterly destroy the Amalekites, which Saul ultimately fails to fully obey. Teaching Points Obedience to God's CommandsSaul's preparation for battle highlights the importance of following God's instructions fully. Partial obedience is disobedience in God's eyes. The Consequences of Disobedience Saul's failure to completely destroy the Amalekites leads to his rejection as king. This teaches us that disobedience can have long-lasting consequences. God's Sovereignty and Justice The command to destroy the Amalekites reflects God's sovereign justice. It reminds us that God is just and will judge sin. Spiritual Warfare The Amalekites symbolize spiritual opposition. Believers are called to be vigilant and prepared to stand against spiritual enemies.(5) A city of Amalek.--Better rendered, The city of Amalek: no doubt, their principal place of arms. And laid wait in the valley.--Better, in a torrent bed, then dry (Arabic, "Wady"). There is a strange tradition in the Talmud that Saul's mind misgave him when he came to this "torrent bed;" thus he called to mind the command of Deuteronomy 21:4 to slay an heifer at a torrent in expiation of a murder, and determined not to carry out the stern charge of Samuel, but to spare rather than to slay. Verse 5. - A city of Amalek. More probably Ir-Amalek, the name of their one town. Laid wait. Many commentators follow the Syriac in rendering this verb contended, strove; others, like the A.V., with the Septuagint and Vulgate, regard it as a contracted form of a verb signifying to lay an ambuscade. It is not, however, a valley, but a "torrent bed," which was more fit for an ambush than for a strife or dispute. Rashi explains the verb as signifying "contended with himself," and quotes from the Talmud an opinion that when Saul reached the torrent he called to mind the command in Deuteronomy 21:4, to slay a heifer at a torrent in expiation of a murder, and had misgivings whether a slaughter so indiscriminate as that on which he was engaged could be justified. The law of the Herem was soon softened down, but we find David in several of his wars guilty of fearful cruelty. The translation of the A.V. is the more probable.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Saulשָׁא֖וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites came וַיָּבֹ֥א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the city עִ֣יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5892: Excitement of Amalek עֲמָלֵ֑ק (‘ă·mā·lêq) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6002: Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity and lay in wait וַיָּ֖רֶב (way·yā·reḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend in the valley. בַּנָּֽחַל׃ (ban·nā·ḥal) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5158: A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft Links 1 Samuel 15:5 NIV1 Samuel 15:5 NLT 1 Samuel 15:5 ESV 1 Samuel 15:5 NASB 1 Samuel 15:5 KJV 1 Samuel 15:5 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 15:5 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 15:5 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 15:5 French Bible 1 Samuel 15:5 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 15:5 Saul came to the city of Amalek (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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