Exodus 17:8-16

Legacy Standard Bible

Israel Overwhelms Amalek

⁸ Then ^(A)Amalek came and fought against Israel at ^(B)Rephidim. ⁹ So Moses said to ^(C)Joshua, “Choose men for us and go out, fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will take my stand on the top of the hill with ^(D)the staff of God in my hand.” ¹⁰ And Joshua did as Moses ^[a]told him, to fight against Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and ^(E)Hur went up to the top of the hill. ¹¹ So it happened when Moses raised his hand up, that Israel prevailed, and when he let his hand ^[b]down, Amalek prevailed. ¹² But Moses’ hands were heavy. Then they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it; and Aaron and Hur ^(F)supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other. Thus his hands were steady until the sun set. ¹³ So Joshua ^[c]overwhelmed Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

¹⁴ Then Yahweh said to Moses, “^(G)Write this in ^[d]a book as a memorial and ^[e]recite it in Joshua’s hearing, ^[f]that ^(H)I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” ¹⁵ And Moses built an ^(I)altar and named it ^(J)Yahweh is My Banner; ¹⁶ and he said, “^(K)Because He has sworn with a hand upon the throne of Yah, Yahweh will have war against Amalek from generation to generation.”