Exodus 17:14

Easy To Read Version

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:1

David went back to Ziklag after defeating the Amalekites. This was just after Saul had been killed. David had been there two days.

2 Samuel 8:12

David defeated Aram, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek. David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

1 Chronicles 4:42

Five hundred people from Simeon’s family group went to the hill country of Seir. Ishi’s sons led those men. Those sons were, Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel. The Simeonite men fought against the people living in that place.

1 Chronicles 4:43

There were only a few Amalekite people still living. And these Simeonite people killed them. Since that time until now those Simeonite people have lived in Seir.

Ezra 9:14

So we know that we must not break your commands. We must not marry those people. Those people do very bad things. God, if we continue to marry those bad people, we know you will destroy us! Then there would be no person from the people of Israel left alive.

Job 18:17

People on earth won’t remember him.\par No person remembers him anymore.\par

Job 19:23

“I wish someone would remember\par what I say and write it in a book.\par I wish my words were written on a scroll.\par

Psalm 9:6

The enemy is finished!\par Lord, you destroyed their cities!\par Now, only ruined buildings are left.\par Nothing is left to remind us\par of those bad people.\par

Exodus 12:14

“So you will always remember tonight—it will be a special holiday for you. Your descendants [67] will honor the Lord with this holiday forever.

Exodus 13:9

“This holiday will help you remember—it will be like a string tied on your hand. It will be like a sign before your eyes. [83] This holiday will help you remember the Lord’s teachings. It will help you remember that the Lord used his great power to take you out of Egypt.

Exodus 17:13

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

Exodus 24:4

So Moses wrote all of the commands of the Lord {on a scroll}. The next morning, Moses got up and built an altar [155] near the bottom of the mountain. And he set up twelve stones—one for each of the twelve family groups of Israel.

Exodus 32:33

But the Lord said to Moses, “The only people that I erase from my book are the people who sin against me.

Exodus 34:27

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write all the things that I have told you. Those things are the Agreement that I made with you and the people of Israel.”

Proverbs 10:7

Good people leave good memories. But evil people will soon be forgotten.

Jeremiah 30:2

The Lord, the God of the people of Israel, said: “Jeremiah, write in a book the words I have spoken to you. Write this book for yourself.

Jeremiah 36:2

“Jeremiah, get a scroll {\cf2\super [300]} and write on it all the messages I have spoken to you. I have spoken to you about the nations of Israel and Judah and all the nations. Write all the words that I have spoken to you from the time that Josiah was king, until now.

Numbers 24:20

Then Balaam saw the Amalekite people and said these words:

Numbers 33:2

Moses wrote about the places they traveled. Moses wrote the things that the Lord wanted. Here are the places they traveled and when they left:

Deuteronomy 31:9

Then Moses wrote the Teachings and gave them to the priests. The priests are from the family group of Levi. They have the work of carrying the Lord’s Box of the Agreement. [202] Moses also gave the Teachings to all the elders (leaders) of Israel.

Joshua 4:7

You will tell the children that the Lord stopped the water from flowing in the Jordan River. When the Holy Box of the Lord’s Agreement crossed the river, the water stopped flowing. Those rocks will help the people of Israel remember this thing forever.”

1 Samuel 15:18

The Lord sent you on a special mission. The Lord said, ‘Go and destroy all of the Amalekites. They are evil people. Destroy them all! Fight them until they are completely finished!’

1 Samuel 30:1

On the third day, David and his men arrived at Ziklag. They saw that the Amalekites had attacked Ziklag. The Amalekites invaded the Negev area. They attacked Ziklag and burned the city.

1 Samuel 30:17

David attacked them and killed them. They fought from sunrise until the evening of the next day. None of the Amalekites escaped, except 400 young men who jumped onto their camels and rode away.