Exodus 17:14
And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in the book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua; for I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
13And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
15And Moses built an altar, and called its name Adonay Nissy [[The Lord is my Banner]].
Cross References
Exodus 12:14And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall celebrate it as a feast unto the Lord; throughout your generations, as an ordinance for ever shall ye celebrate it.
Exodus 24:4And Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord, and he rose up early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mount, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
Numbers 24:20And he looked on Amalek, and he took up his parable, and said, The first of nations is Amalek; but his latter end shall be destruction for ever.
Deuteronomy 25:17Remember what 'Amalek did unto thee, by the way, at your coming forth out of Egypt;
Deuteronomy 31:9And Moses wrote down this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and unto all the elders of Israel.
1 Samuel 15:2Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, I remember what Amalek did to Israel, how he lay in wait for him on the way, when he came up from Egypt.
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 →