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Amos Chapter 1 verse 15 Holy Bible

ASV Amos 1:15

and their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith Jehovah.
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BBE Amos 1:15

And their king will be made prisoner, he and his captains together, says the Lord.
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DARBY Amos 1:15

And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith Jehovah.
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KJV Amos 1:15

And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.
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WBT Amos 1:15

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WEB Amos 1:15

And their king will go into captivity, He and his princes together," says Yahweh.
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YLT Amos 1:15

And gone hath their king in a removal, He and his heads together, said Jehovah!
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 15. - Their king; Septuagint, οἱ βασιλεῖς αὐτῆς. So Keil, Trochon, and others consider that the King of the Ammonites is meant. The Vulgate, with Aquila, Symmachus, the Syriac, and Jerome, retrains the word Melchous, or Melcham, which is the same as Molech, their god. This interpretation is favoured by passages in Jeremiah, of which one is evidently quoted from Amos, "For Malcam shall go into captivity, his priests and his princes together" (Jeremiah 49:3); and the other (Jeremiah 48:7) is similar, with the substitution of "Chemosh," the god of Moab, for "Maleam." That the localized deity should share the fortunes of his worshippers is quite in accordance with the ideas of the time (comp. Isaiah 46:1, 2). Probably Amos meant to include both notions - their "Malcam," whether king or god. should be carried into captivity, accompanied by the princes, all the chiefs, military and sacerdotal, so that no one should he left to head a future revolt.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) Their king.--Not as Syrian and Vulg. read the original, Malcam or Milcom, i.e., Moloch. E.V. is supported by LXX., Targ., and context of the passage. So far we find the prophet denouncing the sin which trifles with blood, covenants, and ancient agreements, and recognising the responsibilities of race; but closer inspection shows in this, and in Amos 2, that the prophet condemns all violations of those natural laws and rights of which he regards Jehovah as custodian and executor.