English Standard Version
1 Samuel 14:48
48And he did valiantly and struck the Amalekites and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.
1 Samuel 14:48 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
- New International Version (NIV)He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he gathered an army and attacked the Amalekites, and delivered Israel from the hands of those who plundered them.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He performed great deeds and conquered the Amalekites, saving Israel from all those who had plundered them.
Context of 1 Samuel 14:48
46Then Saul went up from pursuing the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their own place. 47When Saul had taken the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, against the Ammonites, against Edom, against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines. Wherever he turned he routed them. And he did valiantly and struck the Amalekites and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them. 49Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchi-shua. And the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the firstborn was Merab, and the name of the younger Michal. 50And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the commander of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul's uncle.
Read all of 1 Samuel 141 Samuel 14:48 word by word
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ חַ֔יִל וַיַּ֖ךְ אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֑ק וַיַּצֵּ֥ל אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִיַּ֥ד שֹׁסֵֽהוּ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he gatheredעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- an hostחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
- and smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
- the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵק‛ămâlêq · AmalekH6002
- and deliveredנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- out of the handsיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- of them that spoiledשָׁסָהshâsâh shâώâh · to plunderH8154
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 14:48
- 1 Samuel 15:3Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have. Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.'"
- Exodus 17:14Then the Lord said to Moses, "Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven."
- Deuteronomy 25:19Therefore when the Lord your God has given you rest from all your enemies around you, in the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance to possess, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven; you shall not forget.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14:48
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 48Smote the Amalekites - This war is mentioned in the following chapter.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 47-52Verses 47-52 Here is a general account of Saul's court and camp. He had little reason to be proud of his royal dignity, nor had any of his neighbours cause to envy him, for he had but little enjoyment after he took the kingdom. And often men's earthly glory makes a blaze just before the dark night of disgrace and woe comes on them.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 48defeated the Amalekites: See 1 Samuel 15:1–35. The Amalekites were a nomadic group (people who move from place to place rather than living in one town) in the south. They often attacked Israel by raiding villages and taking goods (see Exodus 17:8–16; Numbers 14:45; Judges 3:13; 6:3, 33; 7:12; 10:12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 47-4847-48. So Saul ... fought against all his enemies on every side--This signal triumph over the Philistines was followed, not only by their expulsion from the land of Israel, but by successful incursions against various hostile neighbors, whom he harassed though he did not subdue them.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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