Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

Exodus 17:12-16 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

12. After some time, Moses’ arms became tired. So they put a large rock under Moses for him to sit on. Then Aaron and Hur held Moses’ hands in the air. Aaron was on one side of Moses and Hur was on the other side. They held his hands up like this until the sun went down.

13. So Joshua and his men defeated the Amalekites in this battle.

14. Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write about this battle. Write these things in a book so that people will remember what happened here. And be sure to tell Joshua that I will completely destroy the Amalekites from the earth.”

15. Then Moses built an altar and named it, “The Lord is My Flag.”

16. Moses said, “I lifted my hands toward the Lord’S throne. So the Lord fought against the Amalekites, as he always has.”