1 Samuel 14:48

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He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them.

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  • Exod 17:14 : 14 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it to Joshua: 'I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.'"
  • Deut 25:19 : 19 Therefore, when the LORD your God has given you rest from all your enemies around you in the land He is giving you as an inheritance to possess, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!
  • 1 Sam 15:3-7 : 3 Now go and attack Amalek. Devote to destruction everything they have. Do not spare them; kill men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.' 4 Saul summoned the people and mustered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah. 5 Saul advanced to the city of Amalek and set up an ambush in the valley. 6 Saul said to the Kenites, 'Go, depart, leave the Amalekites, so that I do not destroy you along with them. For you showed kindness to the Israelites when they came out of Egypt.' So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. 7 Then Saul defeated the Amalekites from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt.

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  • 1 Sam 15:2-9
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    2 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: 'I will punish Amalek for what they did to Israel, how they ambushed them on their way up from Egypt.'

    3 Now go and attack Amalek. Devote to destruction everything they have. Do not spare them; kill men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.'

    4 Saul summoned the people and mustered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.

    5 Saul advanced to the city of Amalek and set up an ambush in the valley.

    6 Saul said to the Kenites, 'Go, depart, leave the Amalekites, so that I do not destroy you along with them. For you showed kindness to the Israelites when they came out of Egypt.' So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.

    7 Then Saul defeated the Amalekites from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt.

    8 He captured Agag, king of Amalek, alive, but he utterly destroyed all the people with the sword.

    9 Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, cattle, fatlings, and lambs, and all that was good. They refused to utterly destroy them, but everything despised and worthless, they completely destroyed.

  • 1 Sam 15:18-21
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    18 And the LORD sent you on a mission, saying, 'Go and utterly destroy the sinful Amalekites; wage war against them until you completely wipe them out.'

    19 Why then did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush for the spoil and do what is evil in the eyes of the LORD?

    20 But Saul said to Samuel, 'I did obey the LORD. I went on the mission the LORD assigned me. I brought back Agag, the king of Amalek, and I utterly destroyed the Amalekites.'

    21 But the people took sheep and cattle from the plunder—the best of what was devoted to destruction—to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilgal.

  • 1 Sam 14:46-47
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    46 Then Saul stopped pursuing the Philistines, and they withdrew to their own land.

    47 After Saul had taken over the kingship of Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he inflicted punishment.

  • 1 Sam 15:15
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    15 Saul answered, 'They brought them from the Amalekites; the people spared the best of the sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we have utterly destroyed.'

  • 1 Chr 4:43
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    43 They struck down the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.

  • Gen 14:7
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    7 Then they turned back and came to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they defeated all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who lived in Hazezon-Tamar.

  • Exod 17:8
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    8 Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim.

  • Exod 17:13
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    13 So Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the sword.

  • 1 Sam 28:18-19
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    18 Because you did not obey the voice of the LORD or carry out his fierce wrath against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today.

    19 Moreover, the LORD will deliver Israel along with you into the hands of the Philistines. Tomorrow, you and your sons will be with me, and the LORD will also give the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.

  • Judg 3:13
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    13 Eglon gathered the Ammonites and Amalekites to himself, set out, and defeated Israel. They took possession of the City of Palms.

  • 1 Sam 14:52
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    52 The war against the Philistines was fierce throughout Saul’s reign. Whenever Saul saw a strong or valiant man, he brought him into his service.

  • 1 Sam 30:18
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    18 David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.

  • 2 Sam 8:12
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    12 from Aram, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Amalek, and the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
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    8 War broke out again. David went out to fight the Philistines and struck them with a great slaughter, causing them to flee before him.

  • 1 Sam 13:4
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    4 All Israel heard the news: "Saul has attacked the Philistine garrison, and now Israel has become offensive to the Philistines." So the people were summoned to follow Saul at Gilgal.

  • Num 14:45
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    45 Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down, attacked them, and routed them as far as Hormah.

  • Deut 25:17-19
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    17 Remember what Amalek did to you on your journey out of Egypt,

    18 how he met you on the road, attacked all who were lagging behind you when you were tired and weary, and he did not fear God.

    19 Therefore, when the LORD your God has given you rest from all your enemies around you in the land He is giving you as an inheritance to possess, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!

  • 1 Sam 27:8-9
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    8 Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites, for they had been living in the land from ancient times, from the route to Shur as far as the land of Egypt.

    9 David attacked the land and did not leave alive a man or woman. He took sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothing, and then he returned and went to Achish.

  • 1 Sam 23:5
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    5 David and his men went to Keilah and fought against the Philistines. He drove their livestock away and struck them with a great blow. Thus, David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

  • 1 Chr 14:16
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    16 David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

  • 1 Sam 30:1
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    1 On the third day, when David and his men arrived at Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had invaded the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it to the ground.

  • 1 Chr 11:14
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    14 But they took their stand in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.

  • Judg 11:32
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    32 Then Jephthah crossed over to fight the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into his hands.

  • 1 Sam 17:19
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    19 Saul, your brothers, and the men of Israel are in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.

  • Judg 6:3
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    3 Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east would come up and attack them.

  • 1 Sam 17:57
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    57 As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the Philistine's head still in his hand.

  • 1 Sam 14:20
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    20 Then Saul and all his men assembled and went to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, striking each other with their swords.

  • 2 Sam 23:10
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    10 but Eleazar stood his ground and struck down the Philistines until his hand grew tired and froze to the sword. The LORD gave a great victory that day. The troops returned to him only to strip the dead.

  • 1 Sam 14:23
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    23 So the Lord saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth Aven.

  • 1 Sam 23:8
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    8 So Saul summoned all the troops for battle to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

  • 1 Sam 17:52-53
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    52 The men of Israel and Judah rose up, shouted, and pursued the Philistines all the way to the entrance of the valley and to the gates of Ekron. The dead Philistines lay scattered along the road to Shaaraim, as far as Gath and Ekron.

    53 Then the Israelites returned from pursuing the Philistines and plundered their camps.

  • 1 Sam 17:35
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    35 'I went after it, struck it, and rescued the lamb from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its mane, struck it, and killed it.'

  • 1 Chr 18:11
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    11 King David dedicated these items to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had taken from all the nations, including Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.