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1 Samuel 15:7–8

Then Saul defeated the Amalekites from Havilah as one goes to Shur which is east ofe Egypt. He captured Agag the king of Amalek alive, but all the people he utterly destroyed with the edgef of the sword.

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1 Samuel 15:7–8 — The New International Version (NIV)

Then Saul attacked the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, near the eastern border of Egypt. He took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and all his people he totally destroyed with the sword.

1 Samuel 15:7–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And Saul defeated the Amalekites from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt. And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive and devoted to destruction all the people with the edge of the sword.

1 Samuel 15:7–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt. And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

1 Samuel 15:7–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Then Saul slaughtered the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, east of Egypt. He captured Agag, the Amalekite king, but completely destroyed everyone else.

1 Samuel 15:7–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And Saul attacked the Amalekites, from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is east of Egypt. He also took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

1 Samuel 15:7–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

Then Saul defeated the Amalekites. He fought them all the way from Havilah to Shur, at the border of Egypt. He took King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but he killed all of Agag’s army with the sword.

1 Samuel 15:7–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is before Egypt. And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

1 Samuel 15:7–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And Saul smote Amalek from Havilah as thou comest to Shur, which is opposite to Egypt. And he took Agag the king of Amalek alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

1 Samuel 15:7–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Saul attacked the Amalekites from Havilah to Shur, east of Egypt. He captured King Agag of Amalek alive. But he claimed all the people for God by destroying them.

1 Samuel 15:7–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Then Saul struck down the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is next to Egypt. He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but he completely destroyed all the rest of the people with the sword.

1 Samuel 15:7–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt. He took King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

1 Samuel 15:7–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Saul attacked the Amalekites. He struck them down all the way from Havilah to Shur. Shur was near the eastern border of Egypt. He took Agag, the king of the Amalekites, alive. He and his men totally destroyed all of Agag’s people with swords.

1 Samuel 15:7–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

So Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, which is east of Egypt.

He captured Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.


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