Amos 1:4

Amos 1:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben–hadad.
• New International Version (NIV)I will send fire on the house of Hazael that will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So I will send a fire upon the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, Which shall devour the palaces of Ben-Hadad.

Context of Amos 1:4

2He said: The Lord roars from Zion and makes his voice heard from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers. 3The Lord says: I will not relent from punishing Damascus for three crimes, even four, because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges. Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace, and it will consume Ben-hadad’s citadels. 5I will break down the gates of Damascus. I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven, and the one who wields the scepter from Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir. The Lord has spoken. 6The Lord says: I will not relent from punishing Gaza for three crimes, even four, because they exiled a whole community, handing them over to Edom.

Amos 1:4 word by word

וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי אֵ֖שׁ בְּבֵ֣ית חֲזָאֵ֑ל וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנ֥וֹת בֶּן־הֲדָֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But I will sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• a fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• into the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Hazaelחֲזָהאֵלchăzâ'êl chăzâh'êl · HazaelH2371
• which shall devourאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the palacesאַרְמוֹן'armôn · citadel: fortressH759
• of Ben–hadadבֶּן־הֲדַדben-hădad · Ben-hadadH1130

Cross-references for Amos 1:4

• Amos 1:7Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza, and it will consume its citadels.
• Amos 2:2Therefore, I will send fire against Moab, and it will consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die with a tumult, with shouting and the sound of the ram’s horn.
• Judges 9:19so if you have acted faithfully and honestly with Jerubbaal and his house this day, rejoice in Abimelech and may he also rejoice in you.
• Jeremiah 17:27But if you do not listen to me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, I will set fire to its gates, and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem and not be extinguished.’”
• Jeremiah 49:27I will set fire to the wall of Damascus; it will consume Ben-hadad’s citadels.
• Ezekiel 30:8They will know that I am the Lord when I set fire to Egypt and all its allies are shattered.
• Ezekiel 39:6“‘I will send fire against Magog and those who live securely on the coasts and islands. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
• Hosea 8:14Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has also multiplied fortified cities. I will send fire on their cities, and it will consume their citadels.
• 1 Kings 19:15Then the Lord said to him, “Go and return by the way you came to the Wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram.
• 2 Kings 8:7Elisha came to Damascus while King Ben-hadad of Aram was sick, and the king was told, “The man of God has come here.”
• 1 Kings 20:1Now King Ben-hadad of Aram assembled his entire army. Thirty-two kings, along with horses and chariots, were with him. He marched up, besieged Samaria, and fought against it.
• 2 Kings 6:24Some time later, King Ben-hadad of Aram brought all his military units together and marched up and laid siege to Samaria.
• 2 Kings 13:3So the Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and he handed them over to King Hazael of Aram and to his son Ben-hadad during their reigns.
• 2 Chronicles 16:2So Asa brought out the silver and gold from the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the royal palace and sent it to Aram’s King Ben-hadad, who lived in Damascus, saying,

Commentaries on Amos 1:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Ben-hadad - He was son and successor of Hazael. See the cruelties which they exercised upon the Israelites, 2 Kings 10:32; 2 Kings 13:7, etc., and see especially 2 Kings 8:12, where these cruelties are predicted. The fire threatened here is the war so successfully carried on against the Syrians by Jeroboam II., in which he took Damascus and Hamath, and reconquered all the ancient possessions of Israel. See 2 Kings 14:25, 2 Kings 14:26, 2 Kings 14:28.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4And I will send a fire on the house of Hazael - The fire is probably at once material fire, whereby cities are burned in war, since he adds, “it shall devour the palaces of Benhadad,” and also stands as a symbol of all other severity in war as in the ancient proverb, “a fire is gone out from Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon; it hath consumed Ar of Moab, the lords of the high places of Arnon” Numbers 21:28; and again of the displeasure of Almighty…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4I will send fire upon: In ancient times, invading armies often burned cities after they conquered them (see also Amos 1:7, 10, 12, 14; 2:2, 5). The destruction of Damascus would therefore be an act of God’s judgment on the city. Hazael ruled as king of Damascus from about 843 to 802 BC. He took the throne by killing the previous king. Ben-hadad, Hazael’s son, ruled after him from about 802 to 792 BC.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Hazael ... Ben-hadad--A black marble obelisk found in the central palace of Nimroud, and now in the British Museum, is inscribed with the names of Hazael and Ben-hadad of Syria, as well as Jehu of Israel, mentioned as tributaries of "Shalmanubar," king of Assyria. The kind of tribute from Jehu is mentioned: gold, pearls, precious oil, &c. [G. V. Smith]. The Ben-hadad here is the son of Hazael (2Ki 13:3), not the Ben-hadad supplanted and slain by Hazael…Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 1:4

• Ben-Hadad
• Fire
• Syria

In the dictionaries

• Bar
• Damascus
• Devour
• Amos (1)
• Benhadad
• Choose; Chosen
• God
• Hazael
• Israel, History of
• Israel, Kingdom of

Commentaries on Amos 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings