Then Balaam saw the Amalekites. He spoke the message he had received from God. He said,“ Amalek was the first nation to attack Israel. But their end will be total destruction.”

巴兰观看亚玛力，就题起诗歌说：“亚玛力原为诸国之首，但他终必沉沦。”

巴兰看见亚玛力人，就唱起诗歌说：“亚玛力是诸国之首，但它终必永远沉沦。”

巴兰看见亚玛力人，就唱起诗歌说：“亚玛力是诸国之首，但它终必永远沉沦。”

巴兰观看亚玛力人，并以诗歌预言说：“亚玛力原是列国之首，但他的结局却是灭亡。”

巴兰看见了亚玛力，就作歌，说：“亚玛力原是列国之首，他的结局却是灭亡。”

巴蘭觀看亞瑪力，就題起詩歌說：亞瑪力原為諸國之首，但他終必沉淪。

巴蘭看見亞瑪力人，就唱起詩歌說：「亞瑪力是諸國之首，但它終必永遠沉淪。」

巴蘭看見亞瑪力人，就唱起詩歌說：「亞瑪力是諸國之首，但它終必永遠沉淪。」

巴蘭觀看亞瑪力人，並以詩歌預言說：「亞瑪力原是列國之首，但他的結局卻是滅亡。」

巴蘭看見了亞瑪力，就作歌，說：“亞瑪力原是列國之首，他的結局卻是滅亡。”

巴蘭觀看着亞瑪力，便發表言論歌來、說：『亞瑪力原是列國之首，但它的終局必至於滅亡。』

又望亞瑪力作歌曰、亞瑪力為列國之初興、終亦必亡、

巴蘭瞻望亞馬力、作歌曰、亞馬力為列國之初興、終亦必亡。

巴蘭瞻望亞瑪力族作歌曰、亞瑪力人為列國之元魁、終必滅亡、

Then Balaam saw Amalek and spoke his message:“ Amalek was first among the nations, but their end will be utter destruction.”

Then he looked on Amalek and took up his discourse and said,“ Amalek was the first among the nations, but its end is utter destruction.”

Then Balaam looked over toward the people of Amalek and delivered this message:“ Amalek was the greatest of nations, but its destiny is destruction!”

Then Balaam saw Amalek and proclaimed his poem: Amalek was first among the nations, but his future is destruction.

And he looked at Amalek and took up his discourse and said,“ Amalek was the first of the nations, But his end shall be destruction.”

Then he looked on Amalek, and he took up his oracle and said:“ Amalek was first among the nations, But shall be last until he perishes.”

And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; But his latter end shall come to destruction.

Then Balaam saw Amalek and proclaimed his poem: Amalek was first among the nations, but his future is destruction.

And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek[ was] the first of the nations; but his latter end[ shall be] that he perish for ever.

Then Balaam looked on Amalek and delivered this oracle:“ Amalek was the first of the nations, but his end will be that he will perish.”

He looked at Amalek, and took up his parable, and said,“ Amalek was the first of the nations, But his latter end shall come to destruction.”

Then the Lord said to Moses,“ This is something to be remembered. So write it on a scroll. Make sure Joshua knows you have done it. I will completely erase the memory of the Amalekites from the earth.”

After those events, King Xerxes honored Haman. Haman was the son of Hammedatha. He was from the family line of Agag. The king gave Haman a higher position than he had before. He gave him a seat of honor. It was higher than the positions any of the other nobles had.

On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag. The Amalekites had attacked the people of the Negev Desert. They had also attacked Ziklag and burned it.

Each year the people planted their crops. When they did, the Midianites came into the country and attacked it. So did the Amalekites and other tribes from the east.

David fought against them from sunset until the evening of the next day. None of them escaped except 400 young men. They rode off on camels and got away.

He said,“ The Amalekites opposed the authority of the Lord. So the Lord will fight against the Amalekites for all time to come.”

He fought bravely. He won the battle over the Amalekites. He saved Israel from the power of those who had carried off what belonged to Israel.

The Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.

So the king commanded that it be done. An order was sent out in Susa. And the king’s men did to the bodies of Haman’s sons everything they were told to do.

Sometimes David and his men would go up and attack the Geshurites. At other times they would attack the Girzites or the Amalekites. All those people had lived in the land that reached all the way to Shur and Egypt. They had been there for a long time.When David would attack an area, he wouldn’t leave a man or woman alive. But he would take their sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels and clothes. Then he would return to Achish.

They killed the rest of the Amalekites who had escaped. And they still live there to this day.

Then Harbona said,“ There’s a pole standing near Haman’s house. He has prepared it for Mordecai. Mordecai is the one who spoke up to help you. Haman had planned to have him put to death. He was going to have the pole stuck through his body. Then he was going to set it up at a place where it would be 75 feet above the ground.” Harbona was one of the officials who attended the king. The king said to his men,“ Put Haman to death! Stick the pole through his body! Set it up where everyone can see it!”So they did. And they used the pole Haman had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger calmed down.

Now go. Attack the Amalekites. Completely destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare the Amalekites. Put the men and women to death. Put the children and babies to death. Also kill the cattle, sheep, camels and donkeys.’ ”So Saul brought his men together at Telaim. The total number was 200,000 soldiers on foot from Israel and 10,000 from Judah.Saul went to the city of Amalek. Then Saul had some of his men hide and wait in the valley.Then Saul said to the Kenites,“ You were kind to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt. Get away from the Amalekites. Then I won’t have to destroy you along with them.” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.Saul attacked the Amalekites. He struck them down all the way from Havilah to Shur. Shur was near the eastern border of Egypt.Saul captured Agag, the king of the Amalekites. But he and his men totally destroyed with their swords all Agag’s people.