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1 Samuel 14

1 Samuel 14:48

Saul’s Victories · 1 Samuel 14:47–52
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Translations

Modern
He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers.
Traditional
And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
Literal
And he made a force and struck the Amalekite, and he delivered Israel from the hand of those who plundered them.
Latin
Congregatoque exercitu, percussit Amalec, et eruit Israël de manu vastatorum ejus.

Original

Hebrew
English
He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers.

Notes

1 Samuel 14:48

defeated 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).

1 Samuel 14:47–52

Unlike the foolishness mentioned in 1 Samuel 14:1–46, these verses highlight Saul's military victories. Each king's reign in 1 Samuel—2 Kings ends with a similar summary of achievements.

1 Samuel 14:1–52

Saul's actions in this chapter further support his removal as king (1 Samuel 13:8–14; see also 15). Saul was estranged from both Samuel and his brave son Jonathan. 1 Samuel 14 foreshadows Jonathan's important role in the shift from Saul's rule to David's.

Theme notes and profiles

Samuel Saul The Amalekites

Events

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Places

Amalek: A nomadic people, descendants of Esau, enemies of Israel

Glossary

Amalek, Amalekites Ammon, Ammonites Bethel (Place), Bethelite Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Amalekites: Defeated by Saul The Amalekites: Saul: Overcame, and Delivered Israel