Amos 6:2

Your leaders say, “Go to Kalneh and look; 1 from there go to Hamath, the great city; 1 then go down to Gath of the Philistines. 1 Are they better than your two kingdoms? 1 Is their border larger than your border?” 1

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Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?

In Context

1Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, 1 and to those who are secure in the hill country of Samaria, 1 the notable men of the best of the nations, 1 to whom the house of Israel comes for help! 1

3Woe to those who put off the day of disaster 1 and make the throne of violence come near. 1

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Cross References

1 Samuel 5:8So they sent for and gathered together all of the rulers of the Philistines; they said to them, “What should we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” They answered, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be brought around to Gath.” So they carried the ark of the God of Israel there.

1 Samuel 17:4A strong man came out of the Philistines' camp, a man named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

2 Samuel 8:9When Tou, king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer,

2 Kings 17:24The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon and from Kuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria in place of the people of Israel. They took over Samaria and lived in its cities.

2 Kings 18:34Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they rescued Samaria out of my hand?

2 Chronicles 26:6Uzziah went out and fought against the Philistines. He broke down the city walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod; he built cities in the country of Ashdod and among the Philistines.

Matthew Henry on Amos 6:2-8

The Danger of False Security. ( b. c. 790.) 1 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! 2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? 3 Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; 4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch… Read the whole commentary →

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