Amos 1:8
Konteks1:8 I will remove 1 the ruler 2 from Ashdod, 3
the one who holds the royal scepter from Ashkelon. 4
I will strike Ekron 5 with my hand; 6
the rest of the Philistines will also die.” 7
The sovereign Lord has spoken!
Amos 1:1
Konteks1:1 The following is a record of what Amos prophesied. 8 He 9 was one of the herdsmen from Tekoa. These prophecies about Israel were revealed to him 10 during the time of 11 King Uzziah of Judah and 12 King Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel, two years before the earthquake. 13
1 Samuel 5:1
Konteks5:1 Now the Philistines had captured the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.


[1:8] 2 tn Heb “the one who sits.” Some translations take this expression as a collective singular referring to the inhabitants rather than the ruler (e.g., NAB, NRSV, NLT).
[1:8] 3 sn Ashdod was one of the five major Philistine cities (along with Ashkelon, Ekron, Gaza, and Gath).
[1:8] 4 sn Ashkelon was one of the five major Philistine cities (along with Ashdod, Ekron, Gaza, and Gath).
[1:8] 5 sn Ekron was one of the five major Philistine cities (along with Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gaza, and Gath).
[1:8] 6 tn Heb “I will turn my hand against Ekron.” For other uses of the idiom, “turn the hand against,” see Ps 81:14; Isa 1:25; Jer 6:9; Zech 13:7.
[1:8] 7 tn Heb “and the remnant of the Philistines will perish.” The translation above assumes that reference is made to other Philistines beside those living in the cities mentioned. Another option is to translate, “Every last Philistine will die.”
[1:1] 8 tn Heb “The words of Amos.” Among the prophetic books this opening phrase finds a parallel only at Jer 1:1 but is not that uncommon in other genres (note, e.g., Prov 30:1; 31:1; Eccl 1:1; Neh 1:1).
[1:1] 9 tn Heb “who.” Here a new sentence has been started in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[1:1] 10 tn Heb “which he saw concerning Israel.”
[1:1] 11 tn Heb “in the days of.”
[1:1] 12 tn The Hebrew text repeats, “and in the days of.” This phrase has not been repeated in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[1:1] 13 sn This refers to a well-known earthquake that occurred during the first half of the 8th century