1 Samuel 15:3

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

“Go and attack the Amalekites! Destroy them and all their possessions. Don't have any pity. Kill their men, women, children, and even their babies. Slaughter their cattle, sheep, camels, and donkeys.”

Cross References

Numbers 24:20

“And I saw this vision about the Amalekites: Their nation is now great, but it will someday disappear forever.

1 Samuel 22:19

Then he attacked the town of Nob, where the priests had lived, and he killed everyone there—men, women, children, and babies. He even killed their cattle, donkeys, and sheep.

Numbers 31:17

You must put to death every boy and all the women who have ever had sex.

Exodus 20:5

Don't bow down and worship idols. I am the Lord your God, and I demand all your love. If you reject me, I will punish your families for three or four generations.

Exodus 17:14

Afterwards, the Lord said to Moses, “Write an account of this victory and read it to Joshua. I want the Amalekites to be forgotten forever.”

1 Samuel 15:9

Saul and his army let Agag live, and they also spared the best sheep and cattle. They didn't want to destroy anything of value, so they only killed the animals that were worthless or weak.

1 Samuel 15:18

When the Lord sent you on this mission, he told you to wipe out those worthless Amalekites.

1 Samuel 27:9

Whenever David and his men attacked a town, they took the sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and the clothing, and killed everyone who lived there. After he returned from a raid, David always went to see Achish,

1 Samuel 30:17

David attacked just before sunrise the next day and fought until sunset. Four hundred Amalekites rode away on camels, but they were the only ones who escaped.

2 Samuel 1:8

Saul asked me, “Who are you?” “An Amalekite,” I answered.

Joshua 10:39

They captured the town, and its nearby villages. Then they destroyed Debir and killed its king, together with everyone else, just as they had done with Hebron and Libnah.