Exodus 17:13 “So Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his army with the sword.”

Exodus 17:13

So Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his army with the sword.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

And Joshua broke the power of Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

Young's Literal Translation

and Joshua weakeneth Amalek and his people by the mouth of the sword.

Bible in Basic English

And Joshua overcame Amalek and his people with the sword.

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Cross references

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

Joshua 10:42 Joshua 10:28 Joshua 10:32 Joshua 10:37 Joshua 11:12

Joshua 10:42 · BSB

And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.

Joshua 10:28 · BSB

On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jer…

Joshua 10:32 · BSB

And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, and Joshua captured it on the second day. He put all the people to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.

Joshua 10:37 · BSB

They captured it and put to the sword its king, all its villages, and all the people. Joshua left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon; he devoted to destruction Hebron and everyone in it.

Joshua 11:12 · BSB

Joshua captured all these kings and their cities and put them to the sword. He devoted them to destruction, as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.

14Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”

Read Exodus 17