1 Kings 20:38

20:38 The prophet then went and stood by the road, waiting for the king. He also disguised himself by putting a bandage down over his eyes.

1 Kings 20:1

Ben Hadad Invades Israel

20:1 Now King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled all his army, along with thirty-two other kings with their horses and chariots. He marched against Samaria ¹  and besieged and attacked it. ² 

1 Kings 10:12

10:12 With the timber the king made supports ³  for the Lord’s temple and for the royal palace and stringed instruments ⁴  for the musicians. No one has seen so much of this fine timber to this very day. ⁵ )

1 Kings 10:2

10:2 She arrived in Jerusalem ⁶  with a great display of pomp, ⁷  bringing with her camels carrying spices, ⁸  a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.

1 Kings 2:3

2:3 Do the job the Lord your God has assigned you ⁹  by following his instructions ¹⁰  and obeying ¹¹  his rules, commandments, regulations, and laws as written in the law of Moses. Then you will succeed in all you do and seek to accomplish, ¹² 

1 Kings 2:5

2:5 “You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me – how he murdered two commanders of the Israelite armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. ¹³  During peacetime he struck them down like he would in battle; ¹⁴  when he shed their blood as if in battle, he stained his own belt and the sandals on his feet. ¹⁵ 

1 Kings 2:7

2:7 “Treat fairly ¹⁶  the sons of Barzillai of Gilead and provide for their needs, ¹⁷  because they helped me ¹⁸  when I had to flee from your brother Absalom.

1 Kings 2:15

2:15 He said, “You know that the kingdom ¹⁹  was mine and all Israel considered me king. ²⁰  But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the Lord decided it should be his. ²¹ 

1 Kings 4:1

Solomon’s Royal Court and Administrators

4:1 King Solomon ruled over all Israel.

1 Kings 4:1

Solomon’s Royal Court and Administrators

4:1 King Solomon ruled over all Israel.

Amos 7:14

7:14 Amos replied ²²  to Amaziah, “I was not a prophet by profession. ²³  No, ²⁴  I was a herdsman who also took care of ²⁵  sycamore fig trees. ²⁶ 

[20:1]  ¹ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[20:1]  ² tn Heb “and he went up and besieged Samaria and fought against it.”

[10:12]  ³ tn This Hebrew architectural term occurs only here. The meaning is uncertain; some have suggested “banisters” or “parapets”; cf. TEV, NLT “railings.” The parallel passage in 2 Chr 9:11 has a different word, meaning “tracks,” or perhaps “steps.”

[10:12]  ⁴ tn Two types of stringed instruments are specifically mentioned, the כִּנּוֹר (kinnor, “zither” [?]), and נֶבֶל (nevel, “harp”).

[10:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “there has not come thus, the fine timber, and there has not been seen to this day.”

[10:2]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[10:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “with very great strength.” The Hebrew term חַיִל (khayil, “strength”) may refer here to the size of her retinue (cf. NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV) or to the great wealth she brought with her.

[10:2]  ⁸ tn Or “balsam oil.”

[2:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “keep the charge of the Lord your God.”

[2:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “by walking in his ways.”

[2:3]  ¹¹ tn Or “keeping.”

[2:3]  ¹² tn Heb “then you will cause to succeed all which you do and all which you turn there.”

[2:5]  ¹³ tn Heb “what he did to the two commanders…and he killed them.”

[2:5]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “he shed the blood of battle in peace.”

[2:5]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and he shed the blood of battle when he killed which is on his waist and on his sandal[s] which are on his feet.” That is, he covered himself with guilt and his guilt was obvious to all who saw him.

[2:7]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “do loyalty with”; or “act faithfully toward.”

[2:7]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and let them be among the ones who eat [at] your table.”

[2:7]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “drew near to.”

[2:15]  ¹⁹ tn Or “kingship.”

[2:15]  ²⁰ tn Heb “set their face to me to be king.”

[2:15]  ²¹ tn Heb “and the kingdom turned about and became my brother’s, for from the Lord it became his.”

[7:14]  ²² tn Heb “replied and said.” The phrase “and said” is pleonastic (redundant) and has not been included in the translation.

[7:14]  ²³ tn Heb “I was not a prophet nor was I the son of a prophet.” The phrase “son of a prophet” refers to one who was trained in a prophetic guild. Since there is no equative verb present in the Hebrew text, another option is to translate with the present tense, “I am not a prophet by profession.” In this case Amos, though now carrying out a prophetic ministry (v. 15), denies any official or professional prophetic status. Modern English versions are divided about whether to understand the past (JB, NIV, NKJV) or present tense (NASB, NEB, NRSV, NJPS) here.

[7:14]  ²⁴ tn Heb “for.”

[7:14]  ²⁵ tn Heb “gashed”; or “pierced.”

[7:14]  ²⁶ sn It is possible that herdsmen agreed to care for sycamore fig trees in exchange for grazing rights. See P. King, Amos, Hosea, Micah, 116-17. Since these trees do not grow around Tekoa but rather in the lowlands, another option is that Amos owned other property outside his hometown. In this case, this verse demonstrates his relative wealth and is his response to Amaziah; he did not depend on prophecy as a profession (v. 13).