Did they perhaps think that the Amalekites would strike again and that the Israelites would be helpless without Moses, whose upheld hands had brought them victory earlier?
Vahest mõtlesid iisraellased, et kui amalekid peaksid taas ründama, oleksid nad ilma Mooseseta abitud, kuna tema väljasirutatud käed olid neile varem võidu toonud.