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

2Amos said, ‘The Lord speaks loudly from Zion. Yes, he shouts from Jerusalem. As a result, the green fields will become dry and the grass will die. There will be nothing for the sheep to eat. Even the grass on Mount Carmel mountain will die.’ 3The Lord says, ‘The people in Damascus have done more and more wrong things. So I will certainly punish them! They have been cruel to the people in Gilead. They used their iron weapons to tear them into pieces. I will send a fire to destroy the palace that King Hazael built. It will destroy the strong buildings of King Ben-Hadad. 5I will also break the strong gates of the city of Damascus. I will remove all the people who live in the Aven valley. I will remove the king of Beth-Eden. Their enemies will take the people of Syria far away to Kir as prisoners.’ That is what the Lord says. 6The Lord says, ‘The people in Gaza have done more and more wrong things. So I will certainly punish them. They caught my people and they took them away from their homes. They sold them to the people in 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 1:7So I will send a fire to burn the walls of Gaza. It will destroy the strong buildings in Gaza.
• Amos 2:2So I will send fire to the country called Moab. The fire will destroy the strong buildings in Kerioth town. The people will hear their enemies shout. And they will hear the sounds that their enemies' trumpets make. And the people will die.
• Judges 9:19If you have really been faithful to Gideon and his family today, I pray that Abimelech will make you happy! I pray that you will make Abimelech happy, too!
• Jeremiah 17:27But you must remember to obey me. You must keep the Sabbath day as a special day for me. You must not carry any loads in through Jerusalem's gates on a Sabbath day. If you do not obey this rule, I will burn Jerusalem's gates with fire. The fire will destroy all the strong buildings in Jerusalem. Nobody will be able to stop that fire.” ’
• Jeremiah 49:27I will burn down the city walls of Damascus. Fire will destroy the palaces of King Ben-Hadad.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says.
• Ezekiel 30:8I will burn Egypt with fire. I will destroy all those who fight to help Egypt. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 39:6I will send fires to burn in Magog. They will burn the people who live safely in towns on the coast of the sea. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
• Hosea 8:14Israel's people have built beautiful palaces. But they have forgotten me, who made them into a nation! Judah's people have built many strong cities. But I will send fire to destroy their cities and their strong buildings.’
• 1 Kings 19:15The Lord said to Elijah, ‘Go back again along the way that you came. Go to the desert which is near Damascus. When you arrive there, anoint Hazael to make him king of Syria.
• 2 Kings 8:7Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, was ill in Damascus. Elisha went to Damascus at that time. Somebody told the king, ‘The man of God has come to the city.’
• 1 Kings 20:1Ben-Hadad was the king of Syria. He got all his army together. 32 other kings with their horses and chariots joined with him. He went to attack the city of Samaria. He put his army all around it and then he attacked it.
• 2 Kings 6:24But later, King Ben-Hadad of Syria sent his whole army to attack Samaria. His soldiers made their camp all around the city.
• 2 Kings 13:3So the Lord was very angry with Israel. For many years the Lord put the Israelites under the power of King Hazael of Syria and his son Ben-Hadad.
• 2 Chronicles 16:2Then Asa took all the silver and gold that they had stored in the Lord's temple and in the king's palace. He sent it to Ben-Hadad, king of Syria, who lived in Damascus.

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