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.
