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Amos 8:14

King James Version (KJV)

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Amos 8:14

Verse 14 of 14

Scripture focus

They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

Amos 8:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Amos 8:14

Theological / Devotional

Sin. Heb. ’ashmah, “offense,” or “guiltiness.” Probably a reference to the idol worship of the golden calf at Bethel (see on Hosea 8:5, 6). “Thy god, O Dan,” alludes to the other calf set up at Dan, in the extreme north of the kingdom (see 1 Kings 12:26-33).

Some believe that here ’ashmah should be taken as a proper name, Ashima being the deity of the Hamathites who introduced its worship into the land of Samaria when they were put there by Sargon to replace the captive Israelites (2 Kings 17:29, 30).

Manner. Literally, “way,” here meaning a mode of worship or a system of religion (see Acts 9:2 ; 19:9, 23).

Instead of “The manner of Beer-sheba liveth,” the LXX reads, “Thy god, O Beersheba, lives.”

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