Numbers 24:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁰ Then Balaam saw Amalek and proclaimed his poem: Amalek was first among the nations, but his future is destruction.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ 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

²⁰ [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)

²⁰ 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

²⁰ 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

²⁰ 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

²⁰ And when he saw Amalec, he took up his parable, and said: Amalec, the beginning of nations, whose latter ends shall be destroyed.

Numbers 24:20 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 36:12

Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the sons of Esau’s wife Adah.

1 Chronicles 4:43

They struck down  the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they still live there today.

Esther 3:1

After all this took place, King Ahasuerus honoured Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite.  He promoted him in rank and gave him a higher position than all the other officials.

Esther 9:14

The king gave the orders for this to be done, so a law was announced in Susa, and they hung the bodies of Haman’s ten sons.

Exodus 17:14

The Lord then said to Moses, ‘Write this down on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua: I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek under heaven.’

Exodus 17:16

He said, ‘Indeed, my hand is lifted up towards  the Lord’s throne. The Lord will be at war with Amalek from generation to generation.’

Exodus 17:8

At Rephidim, Amalek  , came and fought against Israel.

Numbers 24:19

One who comes from Jacob will rule; he will destroy the city’s survivors.

Numbers 24:24

Ships will come from the coast of Kittim; they will carry out raids against Asshur and Eber, but they too will come to destruction.

Numbers 24:7

Water will flow from his buckets, and his seed will be by abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.

Judges 6:3

Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east  came and attacked them.

1 Samuel 14:48

He fought bravely, defeated the Amalekites,  and rescued Israel from those who plundered them.

1 Samuel 15:2

This is what the Lord of Armies says: “I witnessed  what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they opposed them along the way as they were coming out of Egypt.

1 Samuel 30:1

David and his men  arrived in Ziklag  on the third day. The Amalekites  had raided the Negev and attacked and burned Ziklag.

1 Samuel 30:17

David slaughtered them from twilight until the evening of the next day.  None of them escaped, except four hundred young men who got on camels and fled.