Bible Cross References
Kadesh
Genesis 16:14
That is why people call the well between Kadesh and Bered "The Well of the Living One Who Sees Me."
Genesis 20:1
Abraham moved from Mamre to the southern part of Canaan and lived between Kadesh and Shur. Later, while he was living in Gerar,
Numbers 20:1
In the first month the whole community of Israel came to the wilderness of Zin and camped at Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.
Deuteronomy 1:19
"We did what the LORD our God commanded us. We left Mount Sinai and went through that vast and fearful desert on the way to the hill country of the Amorites. When we reached Kadesh Barnea,
Deuteronomy 1:46
"So then, after we had stayed at Kadesh for a long time,
Amalekites
Genesis 36:12
Genesis 36:16
Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These were all descendants of Esau's wife Adah.
Exodus 17:8-16
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The Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.
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Moses said to Joshua, "Pick out some men to go and fight the Amalekites tomorrow. I will stand on top of the hill holding the stick that God told me to carry."
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Joshua did as Moses commanded him and went out to fight the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
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As long as Moses held up his arms, the Israelites won, but when he put his arms down, the Amalekites started winning.
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When Moses' arms grew tired, Aaron and Hur brought a stone for him to sit on, while they stood beside him and held up his arms, holding them steady until the sun went down.
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In this way Joshua totally defeated the Amalekites.
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Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write an account of this victory, so that it will be remembered. Tell Joshua that I will completely destroy the Amalekites."
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Moses built an altar and named it "The LORD is my Banner."
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He said, "Hold high the banner of the LORD! The LORD will continue to fight against the Amalekites forever!"
Numbers 14:43
When you face the Amalekites and the Canaanites, you will die in battle; the LORD will not be with you, because you have refused to follow him."
Numbers 14:45
Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived there attacked and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hormah.
Numbers 24:20
Then in his vision Balaam saw the Amalekites and uttered this prophecy: "Amalek was the most powerful nation of all, But at the end it will perish forever."
1 Samuel 15:1-35
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Samuel said to Saul, "I am the one whom the LORD sent to anoint you king of his people Israel. Now listen to what the LORD Almighty says.
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He is going to punish the people of Amalek because their ancestors opposed the Israelites when they were coming from Egypt.
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Go and attack the Amalekites and completely destroy everything they have. Don't leave a thing; kill all the men, women, children, and babies; the cattle, sheep, camels, and donkeys."
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Saul called his forces together and inspected them at Telem: there were 200,000 soldiers from Israel and 10,000 from Judah.
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Then he and his men went to the city of Amalek and waited in ambush in a dry riverbed.
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He sent a warning to the Kenites, a people whose ancestors had been kind to the Israelites when they came from Egypt: "Go away and leave the Amalekites, so that I won't kill you along with them." So the Kenites left.
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Saul defeated the Amalekites, fighting all the way from Havilah to Shur, east of Egypt;
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he captured King Agag of Amalek alive and killed all the people.
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But Saul and his men spared Agag's life and did not kill the best sheep and cattle, the best calves and lambs, or anything else that was good; they destroyed only what was useless or worthless.
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The LORD said to Samuel,
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"I am sorry that I made Saul king; he has turned away from me and disobeyed my commands." Samuel was angry, and all night long he pleaded with the LORD.
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Early the following morning he went off to find Saul. He heard that Saul had gone to the town of Carmel, where he had built a monument to himself, and then had gone on to Gilgal.
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Samuel went up to Saul, who greeted him, saying, "The LORD bless you, Samuel! I have obeyed the LORD's command."
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Samuel asked, "Why, then, do I hear cattle mooing and sheep bleating?"
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Saul answered, "My men took them from the Amalekites. They kept the best sheep and cattle to offer as a sacrifice to the LORD your God, and the rest we have destroyed completely."
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"Stop," Samuel ordered, "and I will tell you what the LORD said to me last night." "Tell me," Saul said.
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Samuel answered, "Even though you consider yourself of no importance, you are the leader of the tribes of Israel. The LORD anointed you king of Israel,
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and he sent you out with orders to destroy those wicked people of Amalek. He told you to fight until you had killed them all.
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Why, then, did you not obey him? Why did you rush to grab the loot, and so do what displeases the LORD?"
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"I did obey the LORD," Saul replied. "I went out as he told me to, brought back King Agag, and killed all the Amalekites.
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But my men did not kill the best sheep and cattle that they captured; instead, they brought them here to Gilgal to offer as a sacrifice to the LORD your God."
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Samuel said, "Which does the LORD prefer: obedience or offerings and sacrifices? It is better to obey him than to sacrifice the best sheep to him.
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Rebellion against him is as bad as witchcraft, and arrogance is as sinful as idolatry. Because you rejected the LORD's command, he has rejected you as king."
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"Yes, I have sinned," Saul replied. "I disobeyed the LORD's command and your instructions. I was afraid of my men and did what they wanted.
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But now I beg you, forgive my sin and go back with me, so that I can worship the LORD."
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"I will not go back with you," Samuel answered. "You rejected the LORD's command, and he has rejected you as king of Israel."
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Then Samuel turned to leave, but Saul caught hold of his cloak, and it tore.
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Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel away from you today and given it to someone who is a better man than you.
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Israel's majestic God does not lie or change his mind. He is not a human being---he does not change his mind."
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"I have sinned," Saul replied. "But at least show me respect in front of the leaders of my people and all of Israel. Go back with me so that I can worship the LORD your God."
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So Samuel went back with him, and Saul worshiped the LORD.
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"Bring King Agag here to me," Samuel ordered. Agag came to him, trembling with fear, thinking to himself, "What a bitter thing it is to die!"
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Samuel said, "As your sword has made many mothers childless, so now your mother will become childless." And he cut Agag to pieces in front of the altar in Gilgal.
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Then Samuel went to Ramah, and King Saul went home to Gibeah.
35
As long as Samuel lived, he never again saw the king; but he grieved over him. The LORD was sorry that he had made Saul king of Israel.
1 Samuel 27:1-12
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David said to himself, "One of these days Saul will kill me. The best thing for me to do is to escape to Philistia. Then Saul will give up looking for me in Israel, and I will be safe."
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So David and his six hundred men went over at once to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.
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David and his men settled there in Gath with their families. David had his two wives with him, Ahinoam from Jezreel, and Abigail, Nabal's widow, from Carmel.
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When Saul heard that David had fled to Gath, he gave up trying to find him.
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David said to Achish, "If you are my friend, let me have a small town to live in. There is no need, sir, for me to live with you in the capital city."
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So Achish gave him the town of Ziklag, and for this reason Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah ever since.
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David lived in Philistia for sixteen months.
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During that time David and his men would attack the people of Geshur, Girzi, and Amalek, who had been living in the region a very long time. He would raid their land as far as Shur, all the way down to Egypt,
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killing all the men and women and taking the sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and even the clothes. Then he would come back to Achish,
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who would ask him, "Where did you go on a raid this time?" and David would tell him that he had gone to the southern part of Judah or to the territory of the clan of Jerahmeel or to the territory where the Kenites lived.
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David would kill everyone, men and women, so that no one could go back to Gath and report what he and his men had really done. This is what David did the whole time he lived in Philistia.
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But Achish trusted David and said to himself, "He is hated so much by his own people the Israelites that he will have to serve me all his life."
1 Samuel 30:1-31
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Two days later David and his men arrived back at Ziklag. The Amalekites had raided southern Judah and attacked Ziklag. They had burned down the town
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and captured all the women; they had not killed anyone, but had taken everyone with them when they left.
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When David and his men arrived, they found that the town had been burned down and that their wives, sons, and daughters had been carried away.
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David and his men started crying and did not stop until they were completely exhausted.
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Even David's two wives, Ahinoam and Abigail, had been taken away.
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David was now in great trouble, because his men were all very bitter about losing their children, and they were threatening to stone him; but the LORD his God gave him courage.
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David said to the priest Abiathar son of Ahimelech, "Bring me the ephod," and Abiathar brought it to him.
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David asked the LORD, "Shall I go after those raiders? And will I catch them?" He answered, "Go after them; you will catch them and rescue the captives."
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So David and his six hundred men started out, and when they arrived at Besor Brook, some of them stayed there.
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David continued on his way with four hundred men; the other two hundred men were too tired to cross the brook and so stayed behind.
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The men with David found a young Egyptian out in the country and brought him to David. They gave him some food and water,
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some dried figs, and two bunches of raisins. After he had eaten, his strength returned; he had not had anything to eat or drink for three full days.
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David asked him, "Who is your master, and where are you from?" "I am an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite," he answered. "My master left me behind three days ago because I got sick.
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We had raided the territory of the Cherethites in the southern part of Judah and the territory of the clan of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag."
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"Will you lead me to those raiders?" David asked him. He answered, "I will if you promise me in God's name that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master."
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And he led David to them. The raiders were scattered all over the place, eating, drinking, and celebrating because of the enormous amount of loot they had captured from Philistia and Judah.
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At dawn the next day David attacked them and fought until evening. Except for four hundred young men who mounted camels and got away, none of them escaped.
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David rescued everyone and everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives;
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nothing at all was missing. David got back all his men's sons and daughters, and all the loot the Amalekites had taken.
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He also recovered all the flocks and herds; his men drove all the livestock in front of them and said, "This belongs to David!"
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Then David went back to the two hundred men who had been too weak to go with him and had stayed behind at Besor Brook. They came forward to meet David and his men, and David went up to them and greeted them warmly.
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But some mean and worthless men who had gone with David said, "They didn't go with us, and so we won't give them any of the loot. They can take their wives and children and go away."
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But David answered, "My brothers, you can't do this with what the LORD has given us! He kept us safe and gave us victory over the raiders.
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No one can agree with what you say! All must share alike: whoever stays behind with the supplies gets the same share as the one who goes into battle."
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David made this a rule, and it has been followed in Israel ever since.
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When David returned to Ziklag, he sent part of the loot to his friends, the leaders of Judah, with the message, "Here is a present for you from the loot we took from the LORD's enemies."
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He sent it to the people in Bethel, to the people in Ramah in the southern part of Judah, and to the people in the towns of Jattir,
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Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,
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and Racal; to the clan of Jerahmeel, to the Kenites,
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and to the people in the towns of Hormah, Borashan, Athach,
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and Hebron. He sent it to all the places where he and his men had roamed.
Hazezon-tamar
Joshua 15:62
Nibshan, Salt City, and Engedi: six cities, along with the towns around them.
2 Chronicles 20:2
Some messengers came and announced to King Jehoshaphat: "A large army from Edom has come from the other side of the Dead Sea to attack you. They have already captured Hazazon Tamar." (This is another name for Engedi.)