Amos 1 · Verse 15

Amos 1:15

And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the Lord.
Amos 1:15, King James Version

Amos 1:15 in other translations

BSBTheir king will go into exile— he and his princes together,” says the LORD.
WEBand their king will go into captivity, he and his princes together,” says the LORD.
ASVand their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith Jehovah.
YLTAnd gone hath their king in a removal, He and his heads together, said Jehovah!
DARBYAnd their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith Jehovah.
BBEAnd their king will be made prisoner, he and his captains together, says the Lord.
WebsterAnd their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.

What does Amos 1:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 Their 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 1Kgs 11:33 (note). All these countries were subdued by Nebuchadnezzar.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Amos 1:1-15

Judgments against the Syrians, Philistines, Tyrians, Edomites, and Ammonites. --GOD employed a shepherd, a herdsman, to reprove and warn the people. Those to whom God gives abilities for his services, ought not to be despised for their origin, or their employment. Judgments are denounced against the neighbouring nations, the oppressors of God's people. The number of transgressions does not here mean that exact…

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Amos 1:15 in the original Hebrew

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וְהָלַ֥ךְve.ha.Lakhand he will goH1980
מַלְכָּ֖םmal.Kamking theirH4428
בַּגּוֹלָ֑הba.go.Lahin <the> exileH1473
ה֧וּאhu'heH1931
וְשָׂרָ֛יוve.sa.Ravand officials hisH8269
יַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavtogetherH3162
אָמַ֥ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \פYah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Amos 1:15

  • Jeremiah 49:3

    Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.

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Jer 49:3

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Context

  • Amos 1:14

    But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:

  • Amos 1:15

    And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the Lord.

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Amos 1:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y su rey irá en cautiverio, él y sus príncipes todos, dice Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et leur roi ira en captivité, lui et ses princes ensemble, dit l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und ihr König wird in die Gefangenschaft gehen, er und seine Fürsten miteinander, spricht Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ibit Melchom in captivitatem, ipse et principes ejus simul, dicit Dominus.