Amos 1:4
New International Version
I will send fire on the house of Hazael that will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.

New Living Translation
So I will send down fire on King Hazael’s palace, and the fortresses of King Ben-hadad will be destroyed.

English Standard Version
So I will send a fire upon the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.

Berean Standard Bible
So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.

King James Bible
But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.

New King James Version
But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, Which shall devour the palaces of Ben-Hadad.

New American Standard Bible
“So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael, And it will consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.

NASB 1995
“So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael And it will consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.

NASB 1977
“So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael, And it will consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.

Legacy Standard Bible
So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael, And it will consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.

Amplified Bible
“So I will send a fire [of war, conquest, and destruction] upon the house of Hazael, And it shall devour the palaces and strongholds of Ben-hadad (Hazael’s son).

Christian Standard Bible
Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace, and it will consume Ben-hadad’s citadels.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore, I will send fire against Hazael’s palace, and it will consume Ben-hadad’s citadels.

American Standard Version
But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
I shall send fire to the house of Khazail and it will devour the palaces of Bar Hadad

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I will send a fire on the house of Azael, and it shall devour the foundations of the son of Ader.

Contemporary English Version
Now I will burn down the palaces and fortresses of King Hazael and of King Benhadad.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will send a fire into the house of Azael, and it shall devour the houses of Benadad.

English Revised Version
but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will send a fire on the house of Hazael and burn down the palaces of Ben Hadad.

Good News Translation
So I will send fire upon the palace built by King Hazael and I will burn down the fortresses of King Benhadad.

International Standard Version
So I will send down fire upon the house of Hazael, and it will devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.

JPS Tanakh 1917
So will I send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad;

Literal Standard Version
And I have sent a fire against the house of Hazael, | And it has consumed the palaces of Ben-Hadad.

Majority Standard Bible
So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.

New American Bible
I will send fire upon the house of Hazael, and it will devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.

NET Bible
So I will set Hazael's house on fire; fire will consume Ben Hadad's fortresses.

New Revised Standard Version
So I will send a fire on the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.

New Heart English Bible
but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it will devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.

Webster's Bible Translation
But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.

World English Bible
but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it will devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.

Young's Literal Translation
And I have sent a fire against the house of Hazael, And it hath consumed the palaces of Ben-Hadad.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Judgment on Israel's Neighbors
3This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron. 4So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad. 5I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler of the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.…

Cross References
1 Kings 20:1
Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.

2 Kings 6:24
Some time later, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege Samaria.

Ezekiel 30:8
Then they will know that I am the LORD when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are shattered.

Ezekiel 39:6
I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the LORD.


Treasury of Scripture

But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.

I will.

Amos 1:7,10,12,14
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof: …

Amos 2:2,5
But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet: …

Judges 9:19,20,57
If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you: …

Hazael.

1 Kings 19:15
And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:

2 Kings 8:7-15
And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither…

Benhadad.

1 Kings 20:1-22
And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it…

2 Kings 6:24
And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

2 Kings 13:3,25
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, all their days…

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Amos 1
1. The time when Amos prophesied.
3. He shows God's judgment upon Syria,
6. upon the Philistines,
9. upon Tyrus,
11. upon Edom,
13. upon Ammon.














(4) I will send a fire . . .--Compare Jeremiah 49:27, where this language is repeated at a time when punishment had fallen for a while on Damascus, and she had become, as Isaiah predicted, "a ruinous heap" (Isaiah 17:1).

Verse 4. - Fire. Material fire, though elsewhere the term is used metaphorically for war and its evils (comp. Numbers 21:28; Psalm 78:63; Jeremiah 48:45). This passage of Amos, combined with ver. 14, is quoted by Jeremiah (Jeremiah 49:27), where he is pronouncing the doom of Damascus. House of Hazael... palaces of Benhadad. The two expressions are parallel, or they may signify the family of Hazael, and Damascus itself with its magnificent royal palaces. There were three kings of Syria named Benhadad. The first of the name made alliance with Asa, and fought successfully against Baasha (1 Kings 15:20); Benhadad II. was the contemporary of Ahab, and carded on war for many years with the northern kingdom (1 Kings 20). He was murdered either by Hazael or his servants (2 Kings 8:15). Benhadad III., the son of Hazael, was a monarch of small ability, and Syria under his sway sank into insignificance (2 Kings 13:4, etc.; 2 Kings 14:27; 15:17). All this happened before the time of Amos, who probably refers to all the kings of that name, Benhadad, "Son of the Sun," being the title of the dynasty.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So I will send
וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי (wə·šil·laḥ·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

fire
אֵ֖שׁ (’êš)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 784: A fire

upon the house
בְּבֵ֣ית (bə·ḇêṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Hazael
חֲזָאֵ֑ל (ḥă·zā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2371: Hazael -- 'God sees', a king of Aram (Syria)

to consume
וְאָכְלָ֖ה (wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

the citadels
אַרְמְנ֥וֹת (’ar·mə·nō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 759: A citadel

of
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew

Ben-hadad.
הֲדָֽד׃ (hă·ḏāḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1130: Ben-hadad -- 'son of Hadad', the name of several Aramean (Syrian) kings


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