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Amos 6:13

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6:13 You are happy because you conquered Lo-Debar. 1 

You say, “Did we not conquer Karnaim 2  by our own power?”

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[6:13]  1 tn Heb “those who rejoice over Lo-Debar.”

[6:13]  2 sn Karnaim was also located across the Jordan River. The name in Hebrew means “double horned.” Since an animal’s horn was a symbol of strength (see Deut 33:17), the Israelites boasted in this victory over a town whose very name symbolized military power.



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