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Deuteronomy 25:19
When the LORD your God gives you rest from the enemies around you in the land that He is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you are to blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses Israel on the plains of Moab, commanding them to execute a specific act once Yahweh grants them territorial rest from surrounding enemies in the promised inheritance.
The words — The Hebrew בְּהָנִיחַ (bəhānīaḥ, "when He gives rest") establishes the conditional trigger, while the imperative to blot out Amalek’s memory directly executes the written record from Exodus 17:14.
The thread — This directive continues the scroll inscription in Exodus 17:14, the perpetual conflict declaration in Exodus 17:16, and parallels the command to erase a name from under heaven in Deuteronomy 9:14.
Why it lands — The text demands complete removal of Amalek’s remembrance upon achieving military security, framing the command as a concrete historical obligation rather than a metaphorical lesson.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Therefore it shall be, when the Lord thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.
Cross-references
- Exodus 17:14 Then 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.”
- Exodus 17:16 “Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”
- Deuteronomy 9:14 Leave Me alone, so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. Then I will make you into a nation mightier and greater than they are.”
- 1 Samuel 14:48 He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers.
- Joshua 6:3 March around the city with all the men of war, circling the city one time. Do this for six days.
- Joshua 7:12 This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction.
- Joshua 7:22 So Joshua sent messengers who ran to the tent, and there it all was, hidden in his tent, with the silver underneath.
- Joshua 23:1 A long time after the LORD had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, when Joshua was old and well along in years,
- 1 Samuel 15:1 Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.
- 1 Samuel 27:8 Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt.)