Then King Kedorlaomer turned back, went to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and defeated the Amalekites. He also defeated the Amorites living in Hazezon Tamar.
2 Samuel 1:8 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version Then Saul asked me who I was. I told him that I was an Amalekite. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He asked me, Who are you? I answered, An Amalekite. American Standard Version (1901) And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite. Common English Bible ‘Who are you?’ he asked, and I told him, ‘I’m an Amalekite.’ Catholic Public Domain Version he said to me, "Who are you?" And I said to him, "I am an Amalekite." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to me: Who art thou? And I said to him: I am an Amalecite. |
Then King Kedorlaomer turned back, went to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and defeated the Amalekites. He also defeated the Amorites living in Hazezon Tamar.
Then David talked with the young soldier who had told him about Saul’s death. David asked, “Where are you from?” The young soldier answered, “I am the son of a foreigner. I am an Amalekite.”
Then Saul said, ‘Please kill me. I am hurt badly. And I am about to die anyway.’
Then Balaam saw the Amalekites and said this: “Amalek is the strongest of all nations, but even Amalek will be destroyed!”
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 cattle and sheep and all of their camels and donkeys.’”
David and his men went to fight the Amalekites and Geshurites who lived in the area from Telem near Shur all the way to Egypt. David’s men defeated them and took their wealth.
As soon as David and his men arrived at Ziklag on the third day, they saw that the Amalekites had attacked Ziklag. The Amalekites invaded the Negev area, attacked Ziklag, and burned the city.
David asked the Egyptian, “Who is your master? Where do you come from?” The Egyptian answered, “I am an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite. Three days ago I got sick, and my master left me behind.
David attacked them and killed them. They fought from sunrise until the evening of the next day. None of the Amalekites escaped, except for 400 young men who jumped onto their camels and rode away.