Amos 1:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD. ”

Amos 1:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And their king - The king was commonly, in those nations, the center of their energy. When “he and his princes” were “gone into captivity,” there was no one to make head against the conqueror, an...
Amos 1:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Ammonites. The Ammonites were old enemies. Originally they had pressed Israel from the S. and E. as the Aramæ ans had done from the N. Then they occupied the territory E. of the Jordan from Jab...
Amos 1:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

he. Ginsburg thinks it. his priests, with Septuagint.
Amos 1:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

He finally adds, And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together As מלכם, melcam, was an idol of the people, some regard it here as a proper name; but he says, מלכם...
Amos 1:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD. Their king shall go into captivity - Probably מלכם malcham should be Milcom, who was a chief god of the Ammonites;...
Amos 1:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And their king, &c.— מלכם malkam, which some understand of Melchom, the god of the Ammonites: but the words adjoined, his princes, seem rather to point out the king of the country. REF...
Amos 1:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD. Their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes - or else, 'their Moloch (the idol of Ammon) and hi...
Amos 1:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Sins of Israel's Neighbours and the Punishments which Should Follow 1. We may paraphrase the main part of the sentence thus: 'The words of Amos, describing what he saw in prophetic vision.'...
Amos 1:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Their king . — Not as Syrian and Vulg. read the original, Malcam or Milcom, i.e., Moloch. E.V. is supported by LXX., Targ., and context of the passage. So far we find the prophet denouncing the...
Amos 1:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ATROCITIES AND ATROCITIES Amos 1:3 - Amos 2:1-16 LIKE all the prophets of Israel, Amos receives oracles for foreign nations. Unlike them, however, he arranges these oracles not after, but bef...
Amos 1:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judah Shall Be Judged also Amos 1:11-15 ; Amos 2:1-5 Edom was Esau; that is, the people were closely akin to Israel; perhaps for that very reason the hatred on either side became more and m...
Amos 1:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The second verse of this first chapter gives the key to the book. Jehovah declared Himself in judgment. Beginning at the point farthest from Israel, the prophet delivered his messages to the nations...
Amos 1:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The Chapter closeth with the judgment of the children of Ammon; and a solemn one it is. When the Lord comes to reckon with his enemies, how tremendous his judgments are! REFLECTIONS READER! we shal...
Amos 1:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And their king shall go into captivity ,.... Not only the common people that are left of the sword shall be carried captive, but their king also. This was, Baalis their last king, who was accessary...
Amos 1:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD. Ver. 15. And their king shall go into captivity ] Where he may find as little favour as Zedekiah did with Nebuc...
Amos 1:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For three transgressions of the children of Ammon The Ammonites descended from Lot: see Genesis 19:38 . Their country lay to the east of Jordan, in the neighbourhood of Gilead. Because they have...
Amos 1:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Threatenings of Judgment. B. C. 790. 3 Thus saith the L ORD ; For three transgressions...
Amos 1:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Their king; or Milchore, or Moloch, the idol of the Ammonites, so it signifieth, as well as king. I suppose the prophet may intend both, their god as well as their king shall be carried captive, as...
Amos 1:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

5). YHWH's Judgment On Ammon ( Amos 1:13-15 ). ‘The children of Ammon', like Aram, had continually treated Gilead mercilessly. In order to enlarge their territory they had not only invaded Gilead...
Amos 1:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES . ] Amos 1:13-15 . Ammon] Ammonites joined the Chaldeans to invade and plunder Judea. Hazael perpetrated the cruelty predicted ( 2 Kings 8:12 ). Ripped up ] A cruel act, done to...
Amos 1:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 1:1 . The words of Amos, written with his own hand. He does not name his parents, because they were plain country people. He was himself among the herdmen of Tekoa, a small city twelve mile...
Amos 1:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

I will not turn away the punishment thereof. God’s dealing with nations I. The opportunity for repentance which all possess. The punishment of the six heathen nations, as of Judah and Israel, o...
Amos 1:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Verse 1-ch. 2:16 Part I. APPROACHING JUDGMENT. Verse 1-ch. 2:3 § 1. The nations bordering on the Holy Land are solemnly summoned to judgment. Amos 1:1 , Amos 1:2...
Amos 1:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Against Tyre, Edom, and Ammon
Amos 1:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 49:3

Amos 1:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Amos 1:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 1:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Amos 1:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 1:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Amos 1:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Amos 1:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Amos 1:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 1:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Amos 1:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Amos 1:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Amos 1:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Amos 1:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Amos 1:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Amos 1:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Amos 1:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 1:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Amos 1:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Amos 1:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 1:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Amos 1:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 1:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

Amos 1:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Amos 1:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Amos 1:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge