0 After Moses turned turned his rod into a serpent, what did Pharaoh's magicians do?

I saw the LORD standing upon the altar: and he said ... I will slay the last of them with the sword. Amos 9:1

Trivia: According to Amos 2, what did God say the courageous among the mighty would do on that day?

After Moses turned turned his rod into a serpent, what did Pharaoh's magicians do?


They did likewise

Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. Exodus 7:10
Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. Exodus 7:10

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