9 Moses told Joshua, "Choose some men and go out and fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I’ll stand on the top of this hill holding the walking stick of God."
11 As long as Moses held up the walking stick17:11. "The walking stick": implied. in his hands, the Israelites were the ones winning, but when he lowered them, it was the Amalekites. 12 So when Moses' hands became heavy, the others took a stone and put it under him for him to sit on. Aaron and Hur stood on each side of Moses and held his hands up. In this way his hands were kept firmly up until the sun went down. 13 As a result Joshua defeated the Amalekite army.
15 Moses built an altar and called it "The Lord is my Banner of Victory."