1 2 K 15.1-7;2 Ch 26.1-23;2 K 14.23-29.I am Amos. And I raised sheep near the town of Tekoa1.1 Tekoa: In the hill country of Judah about eight kilometers south of Bethlehem.when Uzziahwas king of Judah and Jeroboam1.1 Uzziah … Jeroboam: Uzziah was king of Judah 781–740 b.c., and Jeroboam II was king of Israel 783–743 b.c.son of Jehoash1.1 Jehoash: The Hebrew text has "Joash," another spelling of the name.was king of Israel.
Two years before the earthquake,1.1 Two years … earthquake: Possibly the earthquake of 760 b.c., which seems to have been especially violent.the Lordgave me several messages1.1 messages: Or "visions."about Israel, 2 Jl 3.16.and I said:
When the Lordroars
from Jerusalem,
pasturelands and Mount Carmel
dry up and turn brown.
Judgment on Syria
3 Is 17.1-3;Jr 49.23-27;Zec 9.1.The Lordsaid:
I will punish Syria1.3 Syria: The Hebrew text has "Damascus," the leading city of Syria.
for countless crimes,
and I won’t change my mind.
They dragged logs with spikes1.3 logs with spikes: These were dragged over grain to thresh it.
over the people of Gilead.
4 Now I will burn down the palaces
and fortresses of King Hazael
and of King Benhadad.1.4 Hazael … Benhadad: Two Syrian kings.
5 I will break through
the gates of Damascus.
I will destroy the people1.5 people: Or "king."
of Wicked Valley1.5 Wicked Valley: The Hebrew text has "Aven Valley," probably the fertile valley between the Lebanon and the Anti-Lebanon mountains.
and the ruler of Beth-Eden.1.5 I will … Beth-Eden: Or "I will destroy the people of Wicked Valley and the king who rules from Beth-Eden." Beth-Eden was a city-state on the banks of the Euphrates River.
Then the Syrians will be dragged
as prisoners to Kir.1.5 Kir: The exact location of this country is not known; in 9.7 Amos refers to Kir as the original home of the Syrians, and so the verse probably means that the Syrians will lose everything they have gained as a people.
I, the Lord, have spoken!
Judgment on Philistia
6 Is 14.29-31;Jr 47.1-7;Ez 25.15-17;Jl 3.4-8;Zep 2.4-7;Zec 9.5-7.The Lordsaid:
I will punish Philistia1.6 Philistia: The Hebrew text has "Gaza," one of the main Philistine cities.
for countless crimes,
and I won’t change my mind.
They dragged off my people1.6 my people: The people of Israel.
from town after town
to sell them as slaves
to the Edomites.
7 That’s why I will burn down
the walls and fortresses
of the city of Gaza.
8 I will destroy the king1.8 king: Or "people."of Ashdod
and the ruler of Ashkelon.
I will strike down Ekron,1.8 Ashdod … Ashkelon … Ekron: Philistine cities.
and that will be the end
of the Philistines.
I, the Lord, have spoken!
Judgment on Phoenicia
9 Is 23.1-18; Ez 26.1—28.19;Jl 3.4-8;Zec 9.1-4;Mt 11.21,22;Lk 10.13,14.The Lordsaid:
I will punish Phoenicia1.9 Phoenicia: The Hebrew text has "Tyre," which was one of the two Phoenician cities; the other was Sidon, which is not mentioned by Amos.
for countless crimes,
and I won’t change my mind.
They broke their treaty
and dragged off my people1.9 my people: See the note at 1.6.
from town after town
to sell them as slaves
to the Edomites.
10 That’s why I will send flames
to burn down the city of Tyre
along with its fortresses.
Judgment on Edom
11 Is 34.5-17;63.1-6;Jr 49.7-22;Ez 25.12-14;35.1-15;Ob 1-14;Ml 1.2-5.The Lordsaid:
I will punish Edom
for countless crimes,
and I won’t change my mind.
They killed their own relatives1.11 their own relatives: The Edomites were descendants of Esau, the brother of Jacob, the ancestor of the Israelites.
and were so terribly furious
that they showed no mercy.
12 Now I will send fire to wipe out
the fortresses of Teman
and Bozrah.1.12 Teman and Bozrah: These stand for all of Edom; Teman may have been a city or a district. Bozrah, the chief city of northern Edom, was 48 kilometers southeast of the Dead Sea.
Judgment on Ammon
13 Jr 49.1-6;Ez 21.28-32;25.1-7;Zep 2.8-11.The Lordsaid:
I will punish Ammon
for countless crimes,
and I won’t change my mind.
In Gileadthey ripped open
pregnant women,
just to take the land.
14 Now I will send fire to destroy
the walls and fortresses
of Rabbah.1.14 Rabbah: The capital city of Ammon.
Enemies will shout and attack
like a whirlwind.
15 Ammon’s king and leaders
will be dragged away.
I, the Lord, have spoken!
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Tekoa
Hoje: Khirbet Teku’a
תְּקוֹעַteqoa
Tekoa is the town where Amos raised sheep and from where Joab sent for a wise woman to speak to the king; the men of Tekoa repaired a section from the great projecting tower to the wall of Ophel (Amos 1:1).
Uzziah was a king of Judah, the son of Amaziah; he began to reign at sixteen and reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. He became a leper and lived in a separate house until he died, and his son Jotham governed the people (2 Chronicles 26:21).
Joash, son of Jehoahaz and king of Israel, visited Elisha on the prophet’s deathbed and defeated Amaziah king of Judah at Beth-shemesh (2 Kings 13:14).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Mount Carmel is the mountain where Ahab assembled the prophets, after sending word throughout Israel, and where Elijah climbed to the top and bent down to the ground. The Shunammite went there to meet the man of God (1 Kings 18:20).
Gilead is the land Moses gave to Machir of Manasseh and where Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had their own land. Jair, who led Israel, and Elijah came from there (Numbers 32:40).
Damascus is a city of the Arameans, with its own king, captured by the king of Assyria. Saul went there with letters to take as prisoners those who belonged to the Way (Acts 9:2).
Edom is the land of Seir, where Jacob’s brother Esau lived. The king of Edom refused Israel passage through his land, and Edom rebelled against Judah (2 Kings 8:22).
Gaza was a city of the Philistines, where the people surrounded Samson and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate to kill him at dawn (Judges 16:2).
Ashdod was one of the cities of the five Philistine rulers; there Dagon was found fallen before the ark of the Lord, and the Lord’s hand was heavy on the people, afflicting them with tumors (1 Samuel 5:6).
Ekron was one of the five cities of the Philistine rulers, along with Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, and Gath; its god was Baal-zebub, whom the king of Samaria sent to consult (2 Kings 1:3).
Edom is the land of Seir, where Jacob’s brother Esau lived. The king of Edom refused Israel passage through his land, and Edom rebelled against Judah (2 Kings 8:22).
Tyre is a fortified city, surrounded by the sea, whose king Hiram supplied cedar and gold to Solomon. Fire on its walls was proclaimed, and Jesus went to the region of Tyre and Sidon (1 Kings 9:11).
Edom is the land of Seir, where Jacob’s brother Esau lived. The king of Edom refused Israel passage through his land, and Edom rebelled against Judah (2 Kings 8:22).
Ammon is the land of the Ammonites, descendants of Ben-Ammi, with Rabbah as its capital. The Ammonites fought against Israel in the days of Jephthah, and Joab laid waste their land while David remained in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 20:1).
Gilead is the land Moses gave to Machir of Manasseh and where Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had their own land. Jair, who led Israel, and Elijah came from there (Numbers 32:40).
Rabbah is the royal city of the Ammonites, captured by Joab; David consigned the people of Rabbah to labor with saws, iron picks, and axes (2 Samuel 12:31).
Ammon is the land of the Ammonites, descendants of Ben-Ammi, with Rabbah as its capital. The Ammonites fought against Israel in the days of Jephthah, and Joab laid waste their land while David remained in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 20:1).