1 Samuel 14:48
New International Version
He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them.

New Living Translation
He performed great deeds and conquered the Amalekites, saving Israel from all those who had plundered them.

English Standard Version
And he did valiantly and struck the Amalekites and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.

Berean Standard Bible
He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers.

King James Bible
And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.

New King James Version
And he gathered an army and attacked the Amalekites, and delivered Israel from the hands of those who plundered them.

New American Standard Bible
And he acted valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, and saved Israel from the hands of those who plundered them.

NASB 1995
He acted valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, and delivered Israel from the hands of those who plundered them.

NASB 1977
And he acted valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, and delivered Israel from the hands of those who plundered them.

Legacy Standard Bible
And he acted valiantly and struck down the Amalekites and delivered Israel from the hands of those who plundered them.

Amplified Bible
He acted valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, and rescued Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He fought bravely, defeated the Amalekites, and delivered Israel from the hand of those who plundered them.

American Standard Version
And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that despoiled them.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he gathered an army and he destroyed Amaleeq and he delivered Israel from the hand of its plunderers

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he wrought valiantly, and smote Amalec, and rescued Israel out of the hand of them that trampled on him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And gathering together an army, he defeated Amalec, and delivered Israel from the hand of them that spoiled them.

English Revised Version
And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He acted forcefully and defeated Amalek. He rescued Israel from the enemies who looted their possessions.

Good News Translation
He fought heroically and defeated even the people of Amalek. He saved the Israelites from all attacks.

International Standard Version
He acted valiantly, defeated Amalek, and delivered Israel from those who had been plundering them.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.

Literal Standard Version
And he makes a force, and strikes Amalek, and delivers Israel out of the hand of its spoiler.

Majority Standard Bible
He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers.

New American Bible
and fought bravely. He defeated Amalek and delivered Israel from the hand of those who were plundering them.

NET Bible
He fought bravely, striking down the Amalekites and delivering Israel from the hand of its enemies.

New Revised Standard Version
He did valiantly, and struck down the Amalekites, and rescued Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.

New Heart English Bible
And he did valiantly, and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hand of its plunderers.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he gathered a host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel from the hands of them that spoiled them.

World English Bible
He did valiantly and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.

Young's Literal Translation
And he maketh a force, and smiteth Amalek, and delivereth Israel out of the hand of its spoiler.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Saul's Victories
47After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them. 48He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers. 49Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua. His two daughters were named Merab (his firstborn) and Michal (his younger daughter).…

Cross References
1 Samuel 15:3
Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.'"

1 Samuel 15:7
Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.


Treasury of Scripture

And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.

gathered an host.

1 Samuel 15:3-7
Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass…

Exodus 17:14
And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

Deuteronomy 25:19
Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.

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1 Samuel 14
1. Jonathan goes and miraculously smites the Philistine's garrison
15. A divine terror makes them beat themselves
17. Saul, not staying the priest's answer, sets on them
21. The captivated Hebrews, and the hidden Israelites, join against them.
24. Saul's unadvised adjuration hinders the victory
31. He restrains the people from eating blood
35. He builds an altar
37. Jonathan, taken by lot, is save by the people
47. Saul's victories, strength, and family














(48) Smote the Amalekites.--Out of the many wars the king waged, this war with Amalek is singled out, for in the new development of Hebrew power by which Saul's reign was marked this campaign or series of campaigns was especially prominent. This war is related with some detail in the next chapter, but it is there introduced on account of other considerations. The English translators in their rendering, "he gathered an host," have followed the Syriac and Vulg.; the marginal translation, "he wrought mightily," is the more accurate.

Verse 48. - He gathered a host. So the Syriac and Vulgate, but the margin is probably the true meaning, "He wrought mightily," or valiantly.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He fought
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

valiantly
חַ֔יִל (ḥa·yil)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

and defeated
וַיַּ֖ךְ (way·yaḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5221: To strike

the Amalekites,
עֲמָלֵ֑ק (‘ă·mā·lêq)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6002: Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity

delivering
וַיַּצֵּ֥ל (way·yaṣ·ṣêl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver

Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

from the hands
מִיַּ֥ד (mî·yaḏ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

of its plunderers.
שֹׁסֵֽהוּ׃ (šō·sê·hū)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8154: To spoil, plunder


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