1 Samuel 15:5 “Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.”

1 Samuel 15:5

Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.

World English Bible

Saul came to the city of Amalek, and set an ambush in the valley.

American Standard Version

And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Saul came to a citie of Amalek, and set watch at the riuer.

Darby Translation

And Saul came to the city of the Amalekites, and set an ambush in the valley.

Young's Literal Translation

And Saul cometh in unto a city of Amalek, and layeth wait in a valley;

Bible in Basic English

And Saul came to the town of Amalek, and took up his position in the valley secretly.

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In context

4So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.

6And he warned the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away with them.” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.

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