Amos 1:4
Konteks1:4 So I will set Hazael’s house 1 on fire;
fire 2 will consume Ben Hadad’s 3 fortresses.
Amos 1:7
Konteks1:7 So I will set Gaza’s city wall 4 on fire;
fire 5 will consume her fortresses.
Amos 1:10
Konteks1:10 So I will set fire to Tyre’s city wall; 6
fire 7 will consume her fortresses.”
Amos 1:12
Konteks1:12 So I will set Teman 8 on fire;
fire 9 will consume Bozrah’s 10 fortresses.”
Amos 2:5
Konteks2:5 So I will set Judah on fire,
and it will consume Jerusalem’s fortresses.” 11
[1:4] 1 tn “Hazael’s house” (“the house of Hazael”) refers to the dynasty of Hazael.
[1:4] sn Hazael took the throne of Aram in 843
[1:4] 2 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[1:4] 3 sn Ben-hadad may refer to Hazael’s son and successor (2 Kgs 13:3, 24) or to an earlier king (see 1 Kgs 20), perhaps the ruler whom Hazael assassinated when he assumed power.
[1:7] 4 sn The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.
[1:7] 5 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[1:10] 6 sn The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.
[1:10] 7 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[1:12] 8 sn Teman was an important region (or perhaps city) in Edom.
[1:12] 9 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[1:12] 10 sn Bozrah was a city located in northern Edom.
[2:5] 11 map For the location of Jerusalem see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.