10So 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.
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And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.
See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses.
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-16)We have here the story of the war with Amalek, which, we may suppose, was the first that was recorded in the book of the wars of the Lord , Num. 21:14. Amalek was the first of the nations that Israel fought with, Num. 24:20. Observe, I. Amalek’s attempt: They came out, and fought with Israel , Exod. 17:8. The Amalekites were the posterity of Esau, who hated Jacob because of the birthright and bles…
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