1 Samuel 15:8
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
KJV
Et apprehendit Agag regem Amalec vivum : omne autem vulgus interfecit in ore gladii.
Vulgate
καὶ συνέλαβεν τὸν Ἀγὰγ βασιλέα Ἀμαλὴκ ζῶντα, καὶ πάντα τὸν λαὸν Ἰερεὶμ ἀπέκτεινεν ἐν στόματι ῥομφαίας.
LXX
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
ASV
וַ/יִּתְפֹּ֛שׂ אֶת אֲגַ֥ג מֶֽלֶךְ עֲמָלֵ֖ק חָ֑י וְ/אֶת כָּל הָ/עָ֖ם הֶחֱרִ֥ים לְ/פִי חָֽרֶב
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֲגַג֙
'gg
proper_noun · 8×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
חֶ֖רֶב
chrb
noun · 409×
חַי
chy
verb · 502×
י
y
noun · 1849×
י
y
noun · 496×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
ם
m
verb · 52×
ם
m
verb · 65×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עֲמָלֵ֑ק
'mlq
proper_noun · 39×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 30:1 — And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
- Deut 2:34 — And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
- Esth 3:1 — After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.
- Esth 3:1 — After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.
- Josh 8:23 — And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.
- Num 24:7 — He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.