Exodus 17:9
And Moses said to Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
8Then Amalek came, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
Cross References
Exodus 4:2And LORD said to him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.
Exodus 17:13And Joshua weakened Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
Exodus 24:13And Moses rose up, and Joshua his minister, and Moses went up onto the mount of God.
Numbers 11:28And Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.
Numbers 13:16These are the names of the men that Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.
Numbers 31:3And Moses spoke to the people, saying, Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute LORD's vengeance on Midian.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 17:9-16
The Conflict with Amalek; The Defeat of Amalek. ( b. c. 1491.) 8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. 9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. 10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek… Read the whole commentary →