Exodus 17:11 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed; and when he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. Common English Bible Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel would start winning the battle. Whenever Moses lowered his hand, Amalek would start winning. Catholic Public Domain Version And when Moses lifted up his hands, Israel prevailed. But when he released them a little while, Amalek overcame. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when Moses lifted up his hands, Israel overcame: but if he let them down a little, Amalec overcame. |
Then my enemies will retreat in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me.
So Joshua did as Moses told him and fought with Amalek, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
But Moses’s hands grew heavy, so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on either side, so his hands were steady until the sun set.
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart.
I desire, then, that in every place the men should pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument,
Therefore confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.
For Joshua did not draw back his hand with which he stretched out the sword until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.