Now Timna was a concubine to Esau’s son Eliphaz, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the sons of Esau’s wife Adah.
Numbers 24:20 - Tree of Life Version Then he saw Amalek, so he uttered his oracle and said: “Amalek was the first of nations, but will come to ruin at last.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; But his latter end shall be that he perish for ever. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [Balaam] looked at Amalek and took up his [prophetic] utterance, and said: Amalek is the foremost of the [neighboring] nations, but in his latter end he shall come to destruction. American Standard Version (1901) And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; But his latter end shall come to destruction. Common English Bible He looked at Amalek and raised his voice and gave his address: “Amalek is foremost among the nations, but its end is to perish forever.” Catholic Public Domain Version And when he saw Amalek, taking up his parable, he said: "Amalek, first among the Gentiles, whose very end shall be perdition." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he saw Amalec, he took up his parable, and said: Amalec, the beginning of nations, whose latter ends shall be destroyed. |
Now Timna was a concubine to Esau’s son Eliphaz, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the sons of Esau’s wife Adah.
where they struck down the remaining Amalekites who had escaped, and they live there to this day.
Some time later King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite, elevating him and setting his chair above all the officials who were with him.
The king commanded that this be done. A decree was issued in Shushan and they hanged Haman’s 10 sons.
Adonai said to Moses, “Write this for a memorial in the book, and rehearse it in the hearing of Joshua, for I will utterly blot out the memory of the Amalekites from under heaven.”
Then he said, “By the hand upon the throne of Adonai, Adonai will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
Ships will come from Kittim’s shore. They will afflict Asshur and Eber, but they too will come to destruction.”
Water will flow from his buckets, his seed by abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag , his kingdom will be exalted.
Whenever Israel had done their sowing, the Midianites, Amalekites and people from the east would come up and raid them.
He did so with valor, defeating the Amalekites and delivering Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them.
Thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot: ‘I remember what Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way while he was coming up from Egypt.
Now it came to pass, when David and his men returned to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid on the Negev and on Ziklag, and had attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire;
David attacked them from the twilight until the evening of the next day. None of them escaped, except 400 young men who rode on camels and fled.