Exodus 17:14
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.
Cross-reference
Numbers 24:20 prophesies Amalek's final destruction—echoing God's promise in this verse to blot out their name. Strengthens the certainty of judgment.
Deuteronomy 25:17-19 recalls the Amalekite attack and commands Israel to blot out their memory—directly restating and applying this verse's instruction.
1 Samuel 15:2 cites the same historical reason (Amalek's ambush) as a basis for God's command to Saul—reinforces the enduring call for punishment.
1 Samuel 15:3 details the total destruction commanded against Amalek—fulfilling and expanding the 'blot out' promise made in this verse.
1 Samuel 15:7 records Saul's attack on Amalek—carrying out the earlier command, showing partial fulfillment of God's promise to erase them.
1 Samuel 15:8 describes the destruction of Amalek's people, but sparing King Agag—contrasts with the total blotting out commanded here.
1 Samuel 15:18 quotes God's mission to destroy Amalek completely—directly echoes the command in this verse to blot out their name.
In 1 Chronicles 4:43, Simeonites destroy the remnant of Amalek, completing the command.
Deuteronomy 25:19 repeats the exact command to blot out Amalek's memory, citing Exodus 17:14 directly.
Jeremiah 30:2 similarly commands 'Write in a book all the words' — a direct parallel of the divine instruction to record prophecy.
Jeremiah 36:2 also commands writing on a scroll — both show God ordering His words to be documented for future reference.
1 Samuel 14:48 records Saul's victory over Amalekites, an initial fulfillment of the command to oppose them.
Esther 3:2 introduces Haman the Agagite (Amalekite descendant), continuing the enmity from Exodus 17:14.
Psalm 102:18 echoes the command to write for future generations — both verses stress recording God's acts as a memorial.