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Read Full Chapter (Exodus 17) Exodus 17:16 KJV
"For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation."
Exodus Chapter 17, Verse 16
Exodus 17:16 in Context (Verses 13–16 KJV)
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And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
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And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
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And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi:*
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For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.**