1 Samuel 15:5 (GNV)

Passage

And Saul came to a citie of Amalek, and set watch at the riuer.

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 15:3 Nowe therefore goe, and sinite Amalek, and destroy ye all that perteyneth vnto them, and haue no compassion on them, but slay both man and woman, both infant and suckling, both oxe, and sheepe, both camell, and asse.

1 Samuel 15:4 And Saul assembled ye people, and nombred them in Telaim, two hundreth thousande footemen, and ten thousand men of Iudah.

1 Samuel 15:5 And Saul came to a citie of Amalek, and set watch at the riuer.

1 Samuel 15:6 And Saul said vnto the Kenites, Goe, depart, and get you downe from among the Amalekites, least I destroy you with them: for ye shewed mercie to all the children of Israel, when they came vp from Egypt: and the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.

1 Samuel 15:7 So Saul smote the Amalekites from Hauilah as thou commest to Shur, that is before Egypt,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saul", "came", "citie", "amalek", "watch", and "riuer". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saul" and "came", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And Saul assembled ye people and nombred..." into verse 6's "And Saul said vnto the Kenites Goe...", so "saul" and "came" belong inside that flow. In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "saul" and "came" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.