1 Samuel 15:5

1 Samuel 15:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
• New International Version (NIV)Saul went to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the ravine.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and lay in wait in the valley.

Context of 1 Samuel 15:5

3Now go and attack the Amalekites. Completely destroy everything that they have. Do not save anything. Kill the men and women, as well as their children and babies. Kill their cows, sheep, camels and donkeys.” ’ 4So Saul called his army to come together. The men met at Telaim and Saul counted them. There were 200,000 soldiers from Israel and another 10,000 men from Judah's tribe. Saul and his army went to the city of the Amalekites. They waited in a small valley to attack their enemy. 6Saul said to the Kenite people, ‘Go away from here! I will kill the Amalekites, but I do not want to kill you. You were kind to the Israelites when they came out from Egypt.’ So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites. 7Then Saul attacked the Amalekites. He fought them all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.

1 Samuel 15:5 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֥א שָׁא֖וּל עַד־עִ֣יר עֲמָלֵ֑ק וַיָּ֖רֶב בַּנָּֽחַל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to a cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of Amalekעֲמָלֵק‛ămâlêq · AmalekH6002
• and laid waitאָרַב'ârab · to ambushH693
• and laid waitרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• in the valleyנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: valleyH5158

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 15:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Saul came to a city of Amalek - I believe the original should be translated, and Saul came to the city Amalek; their capital being called by the name of their tribe.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The unnamed town in the valley was near a Negev wadi (a dry streambed that fills with water only when it rains).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Saul came to a city of Amalek--probably their capital. laid wait in the valley--following the strategic policy of Joshua at Ai (Jos 8:4).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 15:5

• Agency
• Amalekites
• Falsehood
• Retaliation
• War

In the dictionaries

• Amalek
• Saul
• Amalek; Amalekite
• Paul, Saul
• Better
• Chief
• Pardon
• Reject
• Samuel
• Skirt

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings