Then (A)Saul [a]defeated the Amalekites, from (B)Havilah [b]going toward (C)Shur, which is [c]east of Egypt.

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  1. 1 Samuel 15:7 Lit struck
  2. 1 Samuel 15:7 Lit as you go
  3. 1 Samuel 15:7 Lit before

Then Saul attacked the Amalekites(A) all the way from Havilah to Shur,(B) near the eastern border of Egypt.

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Now David and his men went up and attacked (A)the Geshurites, the Girzites, and (B)the Amalekites; for they were the inhabitants of the land from ancient times, as you come to (C)Shur even as far as the land of Egypt. David [a]attacked the land and did not leave a man or a woman alive, and he (D)took the sheep, the cattle, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothing. Then he returned and came to Achish. 10 Now Achish said, “[b]Where did you (E)carry out an attack today?” And David said, “Against the [c]Negev of Judah, against the [d]Negev of (F)the Jerahmeelites, and against the [e]Negev of (G)the Kenites.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 27:9 Lit struck
  2. 1 Samuel 27:10 DSS indicate Against whom
  3. 1 Samuel 27:10 I.e., South country
  4. 1 Samuel 27:10 I.e., South country
  5. 1 Samuel 27:10 I.e., South country

Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites,(A) the Girzites and the Amalekites.(B) (From ancient times these peoples had lived in the land extending to Shur(C) and Egypt.) Whenever David attacked an area, he did not leave a man or woman alive,(D) but took sheep and cattle, donkeys and camels, and clothes. Then he returned to Achish.

10 When Achish asked, “Where did you go raiding today?” David would say, “Against the Negev of Judah” or “Against the Negev of Jerahmeel(E)” or “Against the Negev of the Kenites.(F)

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