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Amos 1:6-8

King James Version (KJV)

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6. Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver [them] up to Edom: 7. But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof: 8. And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.

Amos 1:6-8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Amos 1:6

Theological / Devotional

Gaza. In vs. 6-8 judgment is pronounced upon Philistia, whose people were the hereditary foes of Israel. Because of its importance, Gaza, the most southern of the five chief cities of Philistia, is mentioned as representative of the entire nation, as Damascus is used to represent all of Syria (see on v. 3). In v. 8 three other Philistine cities are mentioned, Ashdod, Ashkelon, and Ekron. Possibly Gath is not mentioned because it was no longer important, or because it might have been destroyed already (see 2 Chron. 26:6). Or the city of Gath may be included in the expression, “remnant of the Philistines” (Amos 1:8).

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