1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 Samuel 15:2 what Amalek did to Israel. The Amalekites were a nomadic tribe that inhabited the desert south of Judah (Numbers 13:29). They attacked Israel at Rephidim (Exodus 17:8), and the Lord declared war on them (Exodus 17:14; Deuteronomy 25:17). They joined other groups against Israel in Numbers 14:41; Judges 3:13; Judges 6:3; Judges 10:12. Later, they attacked David’s city of Ziklag (1 Samuel 30:1), and David subdued them in 2 Samuel 8:12.

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