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Amos 1:4
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Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace,and it will consume Ben-hadad’s citadels.
But I will send a fire into the house of Haza'el, And it will devour the palaces of Ben-Hadad.
But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.
So I will send a fire upon the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.
"So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael, And it will consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.
"So I will send a fire [of war, conquest, and destruction] upon the house of Hazael, And it shall devour the palaces and strongholds of Ben-hadad (Hazael's son).
Therefore will I sende a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall deuoure the palaces of Ben-hadad.
"So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael And it will consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.
So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael,And it will consume the citadels of Ben‑hadad.
So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.
Now I will burn down the palaces and fortresses of King Hazael and of King Benhadad.
I will send fire to the house of Haza'el, and it will consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.
And I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-Hadad.
So I will start a fire at Hazael's house that will destroy the great palaces of Ben-Hadad.
But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Bar-hadad.
So I will send fire upon the palace built by King Hazael and I will burn down the fortresses of King Benhadad.
So I will send fire against Hazael's house and it will consume the citadel fortresses of Ben-Hadad.
But I will send a fire against the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
And I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, burning up the great houses of Ben-hadad.
So will I send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad;
But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall deuoure the palaces of Benhadad.
But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall deuoure the palaces of Benhadad.
And I will send a fire on the house of Azael, and it shall devour the foundations of the son of Ader.
but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, And it will devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
And Y schal sende fier in to the hous of Asael, and it schal deuoure the housis of Benadab.
but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
So I will set Hazael's house on fire; fire will consume Ben Hadad's fortresses.
But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, Which shall devour the palaces of Ben-Hadad.
So I will send down fire on King Hazael's palace, and the fortresses of King Ben-hadad will be destroyed.
So I will send fire upon the people of Hazael, and it will destroy the strong-places of Ben-hadad.
So I will send a fire on the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.
Therefore will send a fire, into the house of Hazael, - which shall devour the palaces of Ben- hadad;
And I will send a fire into the house of Azael, and it shall devour the houses of Benadad.
So I will send a fire upon the house of Haz'ael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-ha'dad.
And I have sent a fire against the house of Hazael, And it hath consumed the palaces of Ben-Hadad.
But I wil sende a fyre in to ye house of Hazael, the same shal consume the palaces of Benadab.
Contextual Overview
The People of Aram
This is what the Lord says: "For the many crimes of Damascus, I will punish them. They drove over the people of Gilead with threshing boards that had iron teeth. 4 So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael that will destroy the strong towers of Ben-Hadad. 5 I will break down the bar of the gate to Damascus and destroy the king who is in the Valley of Aven, as well as the leader of Beth Eden. The people of Aram will be taken captive to the country of Kir," says the Lord . 6The People of Philistia
This is what the Lord says: "For the many crimes of Gaza, I will punish them. They sold all the people of one area as slaves to Edom. 7 So I will send a fire on the walls of Gaza that will destroy the city's strong buildings. 8 I will destroy the king of the city of Ashdod, as well as the leader of Ashkelon. Then I will turn against the people of the city of Ekron, and the last of the Philistines will die," says the Lord God . 9The People of Phoenicia
This is what the Lord says: "For the many crimes of Tyre, I will punish them. They sold all the people of one area as slaves to Edom, and they forgot the agreement among relatives they had made with Israel. 10 So I will send fire on the walls of Tyre that will destroy the city's strong buildings." 11The People of Edom
This is what the Lord says: "For the many crimes of Edom, I will punish them. They hunted down their relatives, the Israelites, with the sword, showing them no mercy. They were angry all the time and kept on being very angry. 12 So I will send fire on the city of Teman that will even destroy the strong buildings of Bozrah."Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I will: Amos 1:7, Amos 1:10, Amos 1:12, Amos 1:14, Amos 2:2, Amos 2:5, Judges 9:19, Judges 9:20, Judges 9:57, Jeremiah 17:27, Jeremiah 49:27, Ezekiel 30:8, Ezekiel 39:6, Hosea 8:14
Hazael: 1 Kings 19:15, 2 Kings 8:7-15
Benhadad: 1 Kings 20:1-22, 2 Kings 6:24, 2 Kings 13:3, 2 Kings 13:25, 2 Chronicles 16:2
Reciprocal: Numbers 21:28 - a fire 1 Kings 15:18 - Damascus 2 Kings 8:12 - the evil 2 Kings 10:33 - even Jeremiah 50:32 - kindle Amos 7:4 - called
Cross-References
God named the dry land "earth" and the water that was gathered together "seas." God saw that this was good.
The earth produced plants with grain for seeds and trees that made fruits with seeds in them. Each seed grew its own kind of plant. God saw that all this was good.
to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that all these things were good.
So God made the wild animals, the tame animals, and all the small crawling animals to produce more of their own kind. God saw that this was good.
God looked at everything he had made, and it was very good. Evening passed, and morning came. This was the sixth day.
I saw that being wise is certainly better than being foolish, just as light is better than darkness.
Sunshine is sweet; it is good to see the light of day.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael,.... For so doing; into his family, his sons' sons, one of whom perhaps was Rezin, that Tiglathpileser king of Assyria slew, as Aben Ezra observes. This denotes the judgments of God upon his posterity for his cruel usage of the Israelites; and designs an enemy that should come into his country, and war made in the midst of it, by which it should be depopulated; and this being by the permission and providence of God, and according to his will, is said to be sent by him:
which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad; a name frequently given to the kings of Syria; there was one of this name the immediate predecessor of Hazael, whose servant he was; and he left a son of the same name that succeeded him, 2 Kings 7:7; these may denote the royal palaces of the kings of Syria, which should not be spared in this time of desolation; though rather by them may be intended the temples, which he and Hazael are said by Josephus c to build in the city of Damascus, whereby they greatly adorned it; and for these and other acts of beneficence they were deified by the Syrians, and worshipped as gods; and even to the times of Josephus, he says, their statues were carried in pomp every day in honour of them; and so, the house of Hazael, in the preceding clause, may signify a temple that was either built by him, or for the worship of him, since he was deified as well as Benhadad; and it may be observed, that as Adad was a common name of the kings of Syria; for, according to Nicholas of Damascus d, ten kings that reigned in Damascus were all called Adad; so this is a name of the god they worshipped. Pliny speaks of a god worshipped by the Syrians, whose name must be Adad; since, according to him; the gem "adadunephros" had its name from him e; and Macrobius f is express for it, that the chief god of the Assyrians was called Adad, which signifies one; 2 Kings 7:7- :.
c Antiqu. l. 9. c. 4. sect. 6. d Apud Joseph. Antiqu. l. 7. c. 5. sect. 8. e Nat. Hist. l. 27. c. 11. f Saturnal. l. 1. c. 23.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And 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, âit shall devour the palaces of Benhadad,â and also stands as a symbol of all other severity in war as in the ancient proverb, âa 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 Arnonâ Numbers 21:28; and again of the displeasure of Almighty God, as when He says, âa fire is kindled in Mine anger, and it shall burn unto the lowest hellâ Deuteronomy 32:22. For the fire destroys not the natural buildings only, but âthe house of Hazael,â that is, his whole family. In these prophecies, a sevenfold vengeance by fire is denounced against the seven people, an image of the eternal fire into which all iniquity shall be cast.
The palaces of Benhadad - Hazael, having murdered Benhadad his master and ascended his throne, called Iris son after his murdered master, probably in order to connect his own house with the ancient dynasty. Benhadad, that is, son or worshiper of the idol âHadad,â or âthe sun,â had been the name of two of the kings of the old dynasty. Benhadad III was at this time reigning. The prophet foretells the entire destruction of the dynasty founded in blood. The prophecy may have had a fulfillment in the destruction of the house of Hazael, with whose family Rezin, the king of Syria in the time of Ahaz, stands in no known relation. Defeats, such as those of Benhadad III by Jeroboam II who took Damascus itself, are often the close of an usurping dynasty. Having no claim to regard except success, failure vitiates its only title. The name Hazael, âwhom God looked upon,â implies a sort of owning of the One God, like Tab-el, âGod is good,â El-iadaâ, âwhom God knoweth,â even amid the idolatry in the names, Tab-Rimmon, âgood is Rimmon;â Hadad-ezer, âHadad is help;â and Hadad, or Benhadad. Bad men abuse every creature, or ordinance, or appointment of God. It may be then that, as Sennacherib boasted, âam I now come up without the Lord against this landâ to destroy it? the Lord said unto me, Go up against this land and destroy itâ Isaiah 36:10; so Hazael made use of the prophecy of Elisha, to give himself out as the scourge of God, and thought of himself as one âon whom God looked.â
Knowledge of futurity is an awful gift. As âOmniscience alone can wield Omnipotence,â so superhuman knowledge needs superhuman gifts of wisdom and holiness. Hazael seemingly hardened himself in sin by aid of the knowledge which should have been his warning. Probably he came to Elisha, with the intent to murder his master already formed, in case he should not die a natural death; and Elisha read him to himself. But he very probably justified himself to himself in what he had already purposed to do, on the ground that Elisha had foretold to him that he should be king over 2 Kings 8:13, and, in his massacres of Godâs people, gave himself out as being, what he was, the instrument of God. âScourges of Godâ have known themselves to be what they were, although they themselves were not the less sinful, in sinfully accomplishing the Will of God (see the note at Hosea 1:4). We have heard of a Christian Emperor, who has often spoken of his âmission,â although his âmissionâ has already cost the shedding of much Christian blood.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Amos 1:4. Ben-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, c., 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 14:25-26; 2 Kings 14:28.
