1 Samuel 14:48
Good News Translation
He fought heroically and defeated even the people of Amalek. He saved the Israelites from all attacks.

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

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

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

gathered an host.

1 Samuel 15:3-7 Now therefore go, and smite Amalec, and utterly destroy all that he hath: spare him not, nor covet anything that is his: but slay both man and woman, child and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. . . .

Exodus 17:14 And the Lord said to Moses: Write this for a memorial in a book, and deliver it to the ears of Josue; for I will destroy the memory of Amalec from under heaven.

Deuteronomy 25:19 Therefore when the Lord thy God shall give thee rest, and shall have subdued all the nations round about in the land which he hath promised thee: thou shalt blot out his name from under heaven. See thou forget it not.

Context
Saul's Victories
47And Saul having his kingdom established over Israel, fought against all his enemies round about, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and Edom, and the kings of Soba, and the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he overcame. 48And gathering together an army, he defeated Amalec, and delivered Israel from the hand of them that spoiled them.49And the sons of Saul, were Jonathan, and Jessui, and Melchisua: and the names of his two daughters, the name of the firstborn was Merob, and the name of the younger Michol.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:3
Now therefore go, and smite Amalec, and utterly destroy all that he hath: spare him not, nor covet anything that is his: but slay both man and woman, child and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

1 Samuel 15:7
And Saul smote Amalec from Hevila, until thou comest to Sur, which is over against Egypt.

1 Samuel 14:47
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