1 Samuel 15:2

1 Samuel 15:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus says the Lord of hosts, 'I have noted what Amalek did to Israel in opposing them on the way when they came up out of Egypt.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he ambushed him on the way when he came up from Egypt.
• New Living Translation (NLT)This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has declared: I have decided to settle accounts with the nation of Amalek for opposing Israel when they came from Egypt.

Context of 1 Samuel 15:2

1Samuel said to Saul, “I am the one the Lord sent to anoint you king over his people Israel; so listen now to the message from the Lord. This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘I will punish the Amalekites for what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they came up from Egypt. 3Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.’ ” 4So Saul summoned the men and mustered them at Telaim—two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand from Judah.

1 Samuel 15:2 word by word

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת פָּקַ֕דְתִּי אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה עֲמָלֵ֖ק לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֥ם לוֹ֙ בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ בַּעֲלֹת֖וֹ מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• I rememberפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• which Amalekעֲמָלֵק‛ămâlêq · AmalekH6002
• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• how he laidשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• for him in the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870
• when he came upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• from Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 15:2

• Jeremiah 31:34No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the Lord. “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”
• Hosea 7:2but they do not realize that I remember all their evil deeds. Their sins engulf them; they are always before me.
• Amos 8:7The Lord has sworn by himself, the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget anything they have done.
• Exodus 17:8The Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.
• Numbers 24:20Then Balaam saw Amalek and spoke his message: “Amalek was first among the nations, but their end will be utter destruction.”
• Deuteronomy 25:17Remember what the Amalekites did to you along the way when you came out of Egypt.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 15:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I remember that which Amalek did - The Amalekites were a people of Arabia Petraea, who had occupied a tract of country on the frontiers of Egypt and Palestine. They had acted with great cruelty towards the Israelites on their coming out of Egypt. (See Exodus 17:8; (note), and the notes there). They came upon them when they were faint and weary, and smote the hindermost of the people - those who were too weak to keep up with the rest. (See Deuteronomy…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Compare the marginal references. It appears 1 Samuel 14:48 that this expedition against Amalek was not made without fresh provocation. Probably some incursion similar to that described in 1 Samuel 30 was made by them upon the south country at a time when they thought the Israelites were weakened by their contests with the Philistines.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2LORD of Hosts: See study note on 1 Samuel 1:3. I witnessed: In the time of Moses, the nation of Amalek lived in southern Judah and the Negev area south of Judah. As Israel traveled to Canaan, the Amalekites attacked the sick, weak, and those at the back of the group. They were the first to attack Israel after the exodus from Egypt, for which God had promised to judge them (Exodus 17:8–16; Deuteronomy 25:17–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. Amalek--the powerful tribe which inhabited the country immediately to the eastward of the northern Cushites. Their territory extended over the whole of the eastern portion of the desert of Sinai to Rephidim--the earliest opponent (De 25:18; Ex 17:8-16)--the hereditary and restless enemy of Israel (Nu 14:45; Jud 3:13; 6:3), and who had not repented (1Sa 14:48) of their bitter and sleepless hatred during the five hundred years that had elapsed since…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 15:2

• Agency
• Amalekites
• Church and State
• Falsehood
• Retaliation

In the dictionaries

• Amalek
• Egypt
• Israel
• Amalek; Amalekite
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Lord of Hosts
• Amalekite
• Better

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