Amos 1:15

Amos 1:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Her king will go into exile, he and his officials together,” says the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and their king shall go into exile, he and his princes together," says the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Their king shall go into captivity, He and his princes together,” Says the Lord.

Context of Amos 1:15

13This is what the Lord says: “The people of Ammon have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! When they attacked Gilead to extend their borders, they ripped open pregnant women with their swords. 14So I will send down fire on the walls of Rabbah, and all its fortresses will be destroyed. The battle will come upon them with shouts, like a whirlwind in a mighty storm. And their king and his princes will go into exile together,” says the Lord.

Amos 1:15 word by word

וְהָלַ֥ךְ מַלְכָּ֖ם בַּגּוֹלָ֑ה ה֧וּא וְשָׂרָ֛יו יַחְדָּ֖ו אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And their kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• shall goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• into captivityגּוֹלָהgôlâh gôlâh · captivityH1473
• he and his princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Amos 1:15

• Jeremiah 49:3“Cry out, O Heshbon, for the town of Ai is destroyed. Weep, O people of Rabbah! Put on your clothes of mourning. Weep and wail, hiding in the hedges, for your god Molech, with his priests and officials, will be hauled off to distant lands.

Commentaries on Amos 1:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Their king shall go into captivity - Probably מלכם malcham should be Milcom, who was a chief god of the Ammonites; and the following words, he and his princes, may refer to the body of his priesthood. See 1 Kings 11:33; (note). All these countries were subdued by Nebuchadnezzar.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And their king - The king was commonly, in those nations, the center of their energy. When “he and his princes” were “gone into captivity,” there was no one to make head against the conqueror, and renew revolts. Hence, as a first step in the subdual, the reigning head and those who shared his counsels were removed. Ammon then, savage as it was in act, was no ill-organized horde. On the contrary, barren and waste as all that country now is, it must once…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Their king: The Hebrew term malkam might refer to the Ammonite god Molech. In ancient times, people believed that when a nation was conquered, its god or gods went into exile with them (see Amos 5:26–27; 1 Samuel 5:1–2; Isaiah 46:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. their king ... princes--or else, "their Molech (the idol of Ammon) and his priests" [Grotius and Septuagint]. Is 43:28 so uses "princes" for "priests." So Am 5:26, "your Molech"; and Jr 49:3, Margin. English Version, however, is perhaps preferable both here and in Jr 49:3; see on Jr 49:3.Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 1:15

• Ammonites
• Homicide

In the dictionaries

• Ammonite
• Bar
• Devour
• Amos (1)
• Choose; Chosen
• God
• Israel, History of
• Joel (2)
• Malcam
• Omnipotence

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