1-samuel 15:18

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And the LORD sent you on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.

American King James Version (AKJV)

And the LORD sent you on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.

American Standard Version (ASV)

and Jehovah sent thee on a journey, and said, Go, and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.

Basic English Translation (BBE)

And the Lord sent you on a journey and said, Go and put to the curse those sinners, the Amalekites, fighting against them till every one is dead.

Webster's Revision

And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go, and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.

World English Bible

and Yahweh sent you on a journey, and said, 'Go, and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.'

English Revised Version (ERV)

and the LORD sent thee on a journey,, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.

Barnes's 1-samuel 15:18 Bible Commentary

The sinners - As though God would justify His commission to destroy them. (Compare Genesis 13:13.)

Wesley's 1-samuel 15:18 Bible Commentary

15:18 A journey - So easy was the service, and so certain the success, that it was rather to be called a journey than a war.