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1 Samuel 15:7
ESV And Saul defeated the Amalekites from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt.
NIV Then Saul attacked the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, near the eastern border of Egypt.
NASB Then Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah going toward Shur, which is east of Egypt.
CSB Then Saul struck down the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is next to Egypt.
NLT Then Saul slaughtered the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, east of Egypt.
KJV And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.
NKJV And Saul attacked the Amalekites, from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is east of Egypt.

What does 1 Samuel 15:7 mean?

After warning the Kenites to leave the region and giving them time to depart (1 Samuel 15:6), Saul attacks the Amalekites. The army chases the Amalekites from a place called Havilah to a place that is to the east of Egypt called Shur. This region is described in Genesis 25:18 as belonging to the Ishmaelites.

It seems Saul and the Israelites were thorough in chasing down and rounding up as many of the Amalekites as they could. However, Saul did not obey the Lord's command to utterly wipe them out, along with all their animals (1 Samuel 15:3, 9). Later encounters demonstrate that at least some escaped (1 Samuel 30:1; 1 Chronicles 4:43). Saul also spares the Amalekite king, Agag. This partial obedience is still disobedience, and Saul will suffer for his choice (1 Samuel 15:22–23).
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