Exodus 17:13

And Joshua routed Amalec and all his people with the slaughter of the sword.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

In Context

12But the hands of Moses were heavy, and they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat upon it; and Aaron and Or supported his hands one on this side and the other on that, and the hands of Moses were supported till the going down of the sun.

14And the Lord said to Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and + 17:14 Gr. give.speak this in the ears of Joshua; for I will utterly blot out the memorial of Amalec from + 17:14 Gr. the part under heaven.under heaven.

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Cross References

Joshua 10:32And the Lord delivered Lachis into the hands of Israel; and + 10:32 Gr. he, i. e. Israel.they took it on the second day, and they put the inhabitants to death with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed it, as they had done to Lebna.

Joshua 10:42And Joshua smote, once for all, all their kings, and their land, because the Lord God of Israel fought on the side of Israel.

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 →

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