Saul sent this warning to the Kenites: “Move away from where the Amalekites live, or you will die with them. For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up from Egypt.” So the Kenites packed up and left.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And Saul said to the Kenites. —The Kenites, like the Amalekites, were a nomad race of Arabs, but seem to have been always…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Saul said unto the Kenites
Who were of the posterity of Jethro the father-in-law of Moses, or related to him; wh…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The sentence of condemnation against the Amalekites had been issued long before (Exodus 17:14; Deuteronomy 25:19), but they…