He did valiantly, and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.
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He did valiantly, and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.
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And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
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And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
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Passages linked to 1 Samuel 14:48 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 17:14 Yahweh said to Moses, “Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under the sky.”
- Deuteronomy 25:19 Therefore it shall be, when Yahweh your God has given you rest from all your enemies all around, in the land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance to possess it, that you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under the sky. You shall not forget.
- 1 Samuel 15:3-7 Now go and strike Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and don’t spare them; but kill both man and woman, infant and nursing baby, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’ ” Saul summoned the people, and counted them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. Saul came to the city of Amalek, and set an ambush in the valley. 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. Saul struck the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, that is before Egypt.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain As the Lord had commanded, Deut. 25:17.
As the Lord had commanded, Deut. 25:17.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 14:48 And he gathered an host, and smote…
1Sa 14:48 And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
Ver. 48. And he gathered a host,] See on 1Sa 14:47.
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And delivered Israel out of the hands.] God may make use of wicked men as instruments to defend his people: "the earth helped the woman"; {Rev 12:16} yet the vials of God’s wrath were poured out "upon the earth." {Rev 16:1}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Smote the Amalekites; which is here mentioned only in…
Smote the Amalekites; which is here mentioned only in the general, but is particularly described in the next chapter.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he gathered an host,.... A large army; for…
And he gathered an host,.... A large army; for after the battle with the Ammonites he disbanded his army, and sent them home, retaining only 3000 men, and these deserted him to six hundred, which were all the men he had with him, when he fought last with the Philistines; but now, finding he had enemies on every side of him, he gathered a numerous host to defend his country against them, and particularly to attack the people next mentioned:
and he smote the Amalekites; a people that Israel, by the law of God, were bound to destroy, and blot out their name; a particular account of his expedition against them is given in the following chapter:
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and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them; the nations before mentioned, Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Syrians, and Philistines.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 48. Smote the Amalekites.] This war is mentioned…
Verse 48. Smote the Amalekites.] This war is mentioned in the following chapter.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Amalec. The particulars of this war will be given…
Amalec. The particulars of this war will be given [in] chap. xv., as it explains the cause of Saul’s rejection, and David’s advancement to the throne. (Salien)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 48. He gathered a host — Rather, he waxed…
48. He gathered a host — Rather, he waxed mighty. He acquired mighty influence and power by his many successful battles.
Smote the Amalekites — As we read in the next chapter. But as we have detailed descriptions of the wars with Amalek, and Ammon, and the Philistines, how are we to account for the fact that the wars with Moab, Edom, and Zobah are only mentioned with a passing notice? We answer, The sacred writers seek to show us the divine as well as the human side in the history of the chosen people, and therefore they select those facts which serve this purpose best. Saul’s battles with Moab, Edom, and Zobah probably furnished no marked displays of Divine interposition, and for this reason our author paused not to describe them fully.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 48. gathered a host] Better, did valiantly, as in…
48. gathered a host] Better, did valiantly, as in Num_24:18; Psa_40:12.
smote the Amalekites] As recorded at length in ch. 15.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (48) Smote the Amalekites.—Out of the many wars the…
(48) Smote the Amalekites.—Out of the many wars the king waged, this war with Amalek is singled out, for in the new development of Hebrew power by which Saul’s reign was marked this campaign or series of campaigns was especially prominent. This war is related with some detail in the next chapter, but it is there introduced on account of other considerations. The English translators in their rendering, “he gathered an host,” have followed the Syriac and Vulg.; the marginal translation, “he wrought mightily,” is the more accurate.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain He gathered a host. So the Syriac and Vulgate,…
He gathered a host. So the Syriac and Vulgate, but the margin is probably the true meaning, "He wrought mightily," or valiantly.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 14:48 conquered the Amalekites: See 15:1-35. The Amalekites, a…
14:48 conquered the Amalekites: See 15:1-35. The Amalekites, a nomadic group in the south, periodically raided and pillaged Israel (see Exod 17:8-16; Num 14:45; Judg 3:13; 6:3, 33; 7:12; 10:12).
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