How many times is Amalekites mentioned in the Bible?
The word Amalekites appears 24 times in the King James Version, in 23 verses. Counting every form (Amalekites, Amalek), it appears 48 times in 45 verses across 9 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Amalekites 21 times (46 with every form).
Amalekites in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Amalekites counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Amalekites | 24 | 21 |
| Amalek | 24 | 25 |
| Total | 48 | 46 |
Which books mention Amalekites most
Amalekites appears in 9 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Samuel has the most (17), then Exodus (7) and Judges (7).
First and last mention of Amalekites
And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites that dwelt in Hazezon-tamar.
Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
The verse that uses it most is Numbers 24:20, 2 times (tied with 1 Samuel 15:6, 1 Samuel 15:20):
And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.
Where the two translations differ
2 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 0 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Numbers 14:25: counted in the KJV only
(Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) To morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
Since the Amalekite and the Canaanite dwell in the valley, tomorrow turn, and go into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.”
Numbers 14:43: counted in the KJV only
For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the LORD, therefore the LORD will not be with you.
For there the Amalekite and the Canaanite are before you, and you will fall by the sword, because you turned back from following Yahweh, therefore Yahweh will not be with you.”
Common questions
How many times is Amalekites in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 48 of the 48 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Amalekites appears in 9 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Samuel has the most (17), then Exodus (7) and Judges (7).
Where is Amalekites first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 14:7: "And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites that dwelt in Hazezon-tamar." The last is Psalm 83:7.
More word counts: Midianites, Ammonites, Jebusites, Edomites, Hebrews, Greeks, Romans, Samaritans, or all 484 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.