After they are defeated by the Israelites at Rephidim, God promises unending judgement on Amalek in Exodus 17:
14Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” 15And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The Lord Is My Banner, 16saying, “A hand upon the throne of the Lord! The Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.” ESV
The reason for the judgement and the form of the judgement are given in slightly more detail in Deuteronomy 25:
17“Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you came out of Egypt, 18how he attacked you on the way when you were faint and weary, and cut off your tail, those who were lagging behind you, and he did not fear God. 19Therefore when the Lord your God has given you rest from all your enemies around you, in the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance to possess, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven; you shall not forget. ESV
What I find difficult to understand is how ‘the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation’ if their memory has been blotted out from under heaven. Am I missing the Hebrew idiom here? Is one or other of the statements not to be taken literally, and if so, which one?
Jonathan Barnes
Italicized words are inserted bc they inserted bc they are being assumed by the translator for ease of reading.
Matt Smith
This is an absurdly stupid argument. I don’t like the NKJV (or the KJV) for plenty of reasons, but this argument is just silly.
Michael Ellis Carter Jr.
Why do we choose you use a faulty translation any way
Varnel Watson
who that Michael Ellis Carter Jr. NKJV?
Michael Ellis Carter Jr.
Troy Day NKJV & KJV I realize I may be the minority when it comes this within the group
Matt Smith
Troy Day Neither the KJV or NKJV are particularly good. Nothing special about the KJV other than its age. And being literally produced by a king for his political benefit.
Varnel Watson
Matt Smith Michael Ellis Carter Jr. but still KJV is a classic While NKJV I just dont know Which one do you use?
Michael Ellis Carter Jr.
Troy Day neither ? ? NASB, ESV, & NRSV
Varnel Watson
Michael Ellis Carter Jr. oh dear you so scholarly 🙂 GET a DAKE already
Michael Ellis Carter Jr.
Troy Day lol
Varnel Watson
Michael Ellis Carter Jr. GET a DAKE already
Michael Ellis Carter Jr.
Troy Day I have a Dake’s had it since 1995 next to my Key word study Bible
Varnel Watson
Michael Ellis Carter Jr. Zodhiates?
Michael Ellis Carter Jr.
Troy Day ???
Varnel Watson
Michael Ellis Carter Jr. they author of both key word study Bibles was a Greek scholar who lived in TN
Michael Ellis Carter Jr.
Troy Day never checked the author on it ?
Anonymous
Looks like the italics have been removed from the above text,
And you King James only people are having a fit!!! I been using the New King James since the 1980s. I enjoy it, I still use it today, It’s still the word of God! So quit having a cow!
Anonymous
oops whatS going on here? Brett Dobbs
in old versions italics were indicative of
some explanatory text NOT in the original MSS
But what is going on here? Nelson Banuchi Philip Williams
Anonymous
Troy Day this is actually one of the problems I have with the NKJV.