12But 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.
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Matthew Henry
(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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