E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 1:15
he. Ginsburg thinks it = his priests, with Septuagint. read more
Amos 1:15 Niv
E.W. Bullinger
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Amos 1:15
Amos 1:15. 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. REFLECTIONS.—1st, The prophesy opens with an account of the writer Amos, an inhabitant of Tekoa, in the tribe of Judah; a herdsman, not brought up in the school of the prophets, nor probably furnished with human literature; but God can make the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and when... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Amos 1:15
15. their king . . . princes—or else, "their Molech (the idol of Ammon) and his priests" [GROTIUS and Septuagint]. Isaiah 43:28 so uses "princes" for "priests." So Isaiah 43:28- :, "your Molech"; and Isaiah 43:28- :, Margin. English Version, however, is perhaps preferable both here and in Isaiah 43:28- :; see on Isaiah 43:28- :. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Amos 1:3-16
A. Oracles against nations 1:3-2:16An oracle is a message of judgment. Amos proceeded to deliver eight of these, seven against Israel’s neighbors, including Judah (Amos 1:3 to Amos 2:5), and one against Israel (Amos 2:6 to Amos 6:14). The order is significant. The nations mentioned first were foreign, but those mentioned next were the blood relatives of the Israelites, and Judah was its closest kin. Upon hearing this list the Israelites would have felt "a noose of judgment about to tighten... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Amos 1:13-15
5. An oracle against Ammon 1:13-15The Ammonites were descendants of Lot, Abraham’s nephew (cf. Genesis 19:30-38). Ammon was in trouble with Yahweh because its soldiers brutally attacked and slew the Israelites, even the pregnant women and their unborn children, who lived in Gilead to the west of Ammon. This brutal slaughter terrorized and decimated the attacked populace. The Ammonites did this to enlarge their territory to the west for materialistic advantage, not for self-preservation.... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 1:1-15
The Sins of Israel's Neighbours and the Punishments which Should Follow1. We may paraphrase the main part of the sentence thus: 'The words of Amos, describing what he saw in prophetic vision.'Herdmen] or rather, 'keepers of a peculiar breed of sheep called naqad.' There must have been a number of these sheepowners in and near Tekoa. Mesha, king of Moab, is called by the same name noqed (2Ki 3:4), where our English Bible uses the word 'sheep-master.' Tekoa] 5 m. S. of Bethlehem, on a hill 2,788... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Amos 1:15
(15) 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 sin which trifles with blood, covenants, and ancient agreements, and recognising the responsibilities of race; but closer inspection shows in this, and in Amos 2:0, that the prophet condemns all violations of those natural laws and rights of which he regards Jehovah as custodian and executor. read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Amos 1:1-15
The Prophet Amos Amos 1:1 To estimate the Prophets' message we must consider something of the times in which they lived and the circumstances under which they spoke. Let us do so in the case of the Prophet Amos, from whose writings our lessons for Today are taken. You will notice as you study the prophetical books of the Old Testament that in almost every case the writing opens with a short description of the writer and precise mention of the time during which his witness was given. I. The... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Amos 1:3-15
ATROCITIES AND ATROCITIESAmos 1:3 - Amos 2:1-16LIKE all the prophets of Israel, Amos receives oracles for foreign nations. Unlike them, however, he arranges these oracles not after, but before, his indictment of his own people, and so as to lead up to this. His reason is obvious and characteristic. If his aim be to enforce a religion independent of his people’s interests and privileges, how can he better do so than by exhibiting its principles at work outside his people, and then, with the... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Amos 1:1-15
1:1-2:16 JUDGMENTS ON VARIOUS NATIONSIt seems that Amos announced most, if not all, of his message in Bethel, an important religious and commercial centre near Israel’s southern border (see 7:10). He gained the attention of his audience by first announcing God’s judgment on Israel’s neighbours. This news no doubt pleased his hearers, but for Amos it was part of his build-up to the climax, which announced God’s judgment on Israel.The first three nations that Amos condemned were foreign nations... read more