Daily Readings in the Bible 2 Samuel 1-3

The Amalakites were a wicked and idolatrous people. They were a fierce race of nomads who inhabited the desert south of the Judean area towards Egypt. They were a cruel people who lived off raiding, robbing and murdering other tribes. They made life miserable for people who lived near them. When Israel had left the bondage of Egypt, and passed through the Red Sea, the Amalakites came from behind and ambushed the weary, hungry and thirsty Israelites who were lagging behind (Exodus 17:8-16,...