Exodus 17:16
And he said, For the hand is on the throne of Jah; Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation!
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
15And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi.
Cross References
Isaiah 66:1Thus saith Jehovah: The heavens are my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what is the house that ye will build unto me? and what is the place of my rest?
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 →