2 Samuel 1:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Genesis 14:7

They went back to the city of Enmishpat, better known as Kadesh. Then they captured all the land that belonged to the Amalekites, and they defeated the Amorites who were living in Hazazon-Tamar.

2 Samuel 1:13

David asked the young man, “Where is your home?” The man replied, “My father is an Amalekite, but we live in Israel.”

2 Samuel 1:7

When he turned round and saw me, he called me over. I went and asked what he wanted.

2 Samuel 1:9

Then he said, “Kill me! I'm dying, and I'm in terrible pain.”

Numbers 24:20

“And I saw this vision about the Amalekites: Their nation is now great, but it will some day disappear for ever.

1 Samuel 15:3

“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.”

1 Samuel 27:8

The Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites lived in the area from Telam to Shur and on as far as Egypt, and David often attacked their towns.

1 Samuel 30:1

It took David and his men three days to reach Ziklag. But while they had been away, the Amalekites had been raiding in the desert around there. They had attacked Ziklag, burnt it to the ground,

1 Samuel 30:13

“Who is your master?” David asked. “And where do you come from?” “I'm from Egypt,” the young man answered. “I'm the servant of an Amalekite, but he left me here three days ago because I was sick.

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.