1 Samuel 15:18 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁸ The Lord sent you on a special mission. The Lord said, ‘Go and destroy all of the Amalekites. They are evil people. Destroy them all! Fight them until they are completely finished!’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ And the Lord sent you on a mission and said, Go, utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites; and fight against them until they are consumed.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ and Jehovah sent thee on a journey, and said, Go, and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ The LORD sent you on a mission, instructing you, ‘Go, and put the sinful Amalekites under the ban. Fight against them until you’ve wiped them out.’

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ And the Lord sent you on the way, and he said: 'Go and put to death the sinners of Amalek. And you shall fight against them, even unto utter annihilation.'

1 Samuel 15:18 Cross References

Genesis 13:13

The Lord knew that the people of Sodom were very evil sinners.

Genesis 14:7

Then King Kedorlaomer turned back and went to En Mishpat (that is Kadesh) and defeated the Amalekite people. He also defeated the Amorite people living in Hazezon Tamar.

Genesis 15:16

After four generations your people will come to this land again. At that time, your people will defeat the Amorite people. I will use your people to punish the Amorites living here. This will be in the future, because the Amorite people are not yet evil enough to punish.”

Job 31:3

God sends trouble and ruin\par to wicked people,\par and disaster to people that do wrong.\par

Proverbs 10:29

The Lord protects good people. But the Lord destroys people that do wrong.

Proverbs 13:21

Trouble chases sinners wherever they go. But good things happen to good people.

Galatians 2:15

We Jews were not born as non-Jews and sinners. We were born as Jews.

1 Samuel 15:3

Now, go fight against the Amalekites. You must completely destroy the Amalekites and everything that belongs to them. Don’t let anything live; you must kill all the men and women and all of their children and little babies. You must kill all of their cows and sheep and all of their camels and donkeys.’”