Exodus 17:8–16

Amalek Fought

⁸Then ^aAmalek came and fought against Israel at ^bRephidim.

⁹So Moses said to ^aJoshua, “Choose men for us and go out, fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will station myself on the top of the hill with ^bthe staff of God in my hand.”

¹⁰Joshua did as Moses ¹told him, ²and fought against Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and ^aHur went up to the top of the hill.

¹¹So it came about when Moses held his hand up, that Israel prevailed, and when he let his hand ¹down, Amalek prevailed.

¹²But Moses’ hands were heavy. Then they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it; and Aaron and Hur ^asupported his hands, one on one side and one on the other. Thus his hands were steady until the sun set.

¹³So Joshua ¹overwhelmed Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

¹⁴Then the Lord said to Moses, “^aWrite this in ¹a book as a memorial and ²recite it to Joshua, ³that ^bI will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”

¹⁵Moses built an ^aaltar and named it ^bThe Lord is My Banner;

¹⁶and he said, “^1aThe Lord has sworn; the Lord will have war against Amalek from generation to generation.”