The Amalekites
29 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
29 sections
- A Powerful and Influential Nation
- Agag, King of, Slain by Samuel
- Character of Oppressive
- Character of Warlike and Cruel
- Character of Wicked
- Confederated Against Israel
- Country of: Extended from Havilah to Shur
- Country of: in the South of Canaan
- Country of: Was the Scene of Ancient Warfare
- Descent of
- Discomfited at Rephidim Through the Intercession of Moses
- Doomed to Utter Destruction for Opposing Israel
- Governed by Kings
- Invaded by David
- Overcome by Gideon
- Part of the Kenites Dwelt Amongst
- Part of Their Possessions Taken by Ephraim
- Pillaged and Burned Ziklag
- Possessed Cities
- Presumption of Israel Punished By
- Pursued and Slain by David
- Remnant of, Completely Destroyed During the Reign of Hezekiah
- Saul: Commissioned to Destroy
- Saul: Condemned for not Utterly Destroying
- Saul: Massacred
- Saul: Overcame, and Delivered Israel
- Spoil Taken From, Consecrated
- Their Utter Destruction Foretold
- United with Eglon Against Israel
A Powerful and Influential Nation
- Numbers 24:7 Water will flow from his buckets, and his seed will have abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.
Agag, King of, Slain by Samuel
- 1 Samuel 15:32–33 Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.” …
Character of Oppressive
- Judges 10:12 Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you and you cried out to Me, did I not save you from their hands?
Character of Warlike and Cruel
- 1 Samuel 15:33 But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.
Character of Wicked
- 1 Samuel 15:18 and sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have wiped them out.’
Confederated Against Israel
- Psalm 83:7 of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.
Country of: Extended from Havilah to Shur
- 1 Samuel 15:7 Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.
Country of: in the South of Canaan
- Numbers 13:29 The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.”
- 1 Samuel 27:8 Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt.)
Country of: Was the Scene of Ancient Warfare
- Genesis 14:7 Then they turned back to invade En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
Descent of
- Genesis 36:12 Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.
- Genesis 36:16 Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.
Discomfited at Rephidim Through the Intercession of Moses
- Exodus 17:9–13 So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.” …
Doomed to Utter Destruction for Opposing Israel
- Exodus 17:14 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”
- Exodus 17:16 “Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”
- Deuteronomy 25:19 When the LORD your God gives you rest from the enemies around you in the land that He is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you are to blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!
Governed by Kings
- 1 Samuel 15:20 “But I did obey the LORD,” Saul replied. “I went on the mission that the LORD gave me. I brought back Agag king of Amalek and devoted the Amalekites to destruction.
- 1 Samuel 15:32 Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”
Invaded by David
- 1 Samuel 27:8–9 Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt.) …
Overcome by Gideon
- Judges 6:33–34 Then all the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east gathered together, crossed over the Jordan, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel. …
- Judges 7:21–22 Each Israelite took his position around the camp, and the entire Midianite army fled, crying out as they ran. …
Part of the Kenites Dwelt Amongst
- 1 Samuel 15:6 And 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.
Part of Their Possessions Taken by Ephraim
- Judges 5:14 Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.
- Judges 12:15 Then Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, died, and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
Pillaged and Burned Ziklag
- 1 Samuel 30:1–2 On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down. …
Possessed Cities
- 1 Samuel 15:5 Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.
Presumption of Israel Punished By
- Numbers 14:45 Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that part of the hill country came down, attacked them, and routed them all the way to Hormah.
Pursued and Slain by David
- 1 Samuel 30:10–20 because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit. …
Remnant of, Completely Destroyed During the Reign of Hezekiah
- 1 Chronicles 4:41–43 These who were noted by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings as well as the Meunites who were there, devoting them to destruction even to this day. Then they settled in …
Saul: Commissioned to Destroy
- 1 Samuel 15:1–3 Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD. …
Saul: Condemned for not Utterly Destroying
- 1 Samuel 15:9–26 Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all that …
- 1 Samuel 28:18 Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today.
Saul: Massacred
- 1 Samuel 15:4–8 So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim — 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah. …
Saul: Overcame, and Delivered Israel
- 1 Samuel 14:48 He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers.
Spoil Taken From, Consecrated
- 2 Samuel 8:11–12 and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued— …
Their Utter Destruction Foretold
- Numbers 24:20 Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.”
United with Eglon Against Israel
- Judges 3:13 After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.