1 Samuel 15:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.”
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BSBPD
“Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And Saul cometh in unto a city of Amalek, and layeth wait in a valley;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 15:5 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 8:4with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready.
- Joshua 8:12Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set up an ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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