Exodus 17:12

Easy To Read Version

After some time, Moses’ arms became tired. {The men with Moses wanted to find a way to keep Moses’ hands in the air.} 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.

Cross References

Psalm 35:3

Take a spear and javelin {\cf2\super [214]} \par and fight the people\par that are chasing me.\par Lord, tell my soul,\par “I will save you.”\par

Exodus 17:11

Any time Moses held his hands in the air, the men of Israel would win the fight. But when Moses put his hands down, the men of Israel began to lose the fight.

Exodus 17:13

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

Exodus 24:14

Moses said to the elders (leaders), “Wait here for us, we will come back to you. While I am gone, Aaron and Hur will rule over you. Go to those men if anyone has a problem.”

Isaiah 35:3

Make the weak arms strong again. Make the weak knees strong.

2 Corinthians 1:11

And you can help us with your prayers. Then many people will give thanks for us—that God blessed us because of their many prayers.

Ephesians 6:18

Pray in the Spirit at all times. Pray with all kinds of prayers, and ask for everything you need. To do this you must always be ready. Never give up. Always pray for all God’s people.

Philippians 1:19

You are praying for me, and the Spirit {\cf2\super [9]} of Jesus Christ helps me. So I know that this trouble will bring my freedom.

Colossians 4:2

Continue praying. And when you pray, always thank God.

1 Thessalonians 5:25

Brothers and sisters, please pray for us.

Hebrews 12:12

You have become weak. So make yourselves strong again.

James 1:6

But when you ask God, you must believe. Don’t doubt God. The person who doubts is like a wave in the sea. The wind blows the wave up and down. The person who doubts is like that wave.

Joshua 8:26

Joshua had held his spear toward Ai as a sign to his people to destroy the city. And Joshua did not stop until all the people of Ai were destroyed.