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Amos 1:7

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:

Amos 1:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Amos 1:7

Theological / Devotional

Fire. In later times Gaza was conquered by the king of Egypt (see Jer. 47:1), by Alexander the Great, who besieged it for more than two months (see Josephus Antiquities xi. 8. 4), and by other invaders as well.

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