46 Then Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their own place.

Saul’s Continuing Wars

47 So Saul established his sovereignty over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, against the people of (A)Ammon, against Edom, against the kings of (B)Zobah, and against the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he [a]harassed them. 48 And he gathered an army and (C)attacked[b] the Amalekites, and delivered Israel from the hands of those who plundered them.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 14:47 LXX, Vg. prospered
  2. 1 Samuel 14:48 Lit. struck

46 Then Saul stopped pursuing the Philistines, and they withdrew to their own land.

47 After Saul had assumed rule over Israel, he fought against their enemies on every side: Moab,(A) the Ammonites,(B) Edom,(C) the kings[a] of Zobah,(D) and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he inflicted punishment on them.[b] 48 He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites,(E) delivering Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 14:47 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint king
  2. 1 Samuel 14:47 Hebrew; Septuagint he was victorious