11 And when Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed: but when he let his hand [a]down, Amalek prevailed.

12 Now Moses’ hands were heavy: therefore they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat upon it: and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side: so his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 17:11 So that we see how dangerous a thing it is to faint in prayer.

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