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Selected Verse: Amos 6:9 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Am 6:9 |
Strong Concordance |
And it shall come to pass, if there remain [03498] ten [06235] men [0582] in one [0259] house [01004], that they shall die [04191]. |
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King James |
And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| If as many as ten (Lev 26:26; Zac 8:23) remain in a house (a rare case, and only in the scattered villages, as there will be scarcely a house in which the enemy will leave any), they shall all, to a man, die of the plague, a frequent concomitant of war in the East (Jer 24:10; Jer 44:13; Eze 6:11). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| If there shall remain ten men - He probably still denounces the punishment of the rich inhabitants of the palaces, since in these only, of old, would there be found "ten men." They died, it seems, at once, and so probably through the plague, the common companion. of the siege. The prophet had before compared them to Sodom. It may be, that, in this mention of "ten men," he tacitly refers to the history of that destruction. Then God promised, not to destroy the city, if there were ten righteous in it Gen 18:32. Here were "ten left," not in one city, but in one house. Had God forgotten His loving-kindness? No! but, in Samaria, not even ten who "remained over," and so had survived after the chastisement had begun, turned to God. All then were to be taken or destroyed. The miseries of its three years' siege by Shalmanezer may be filled up from those of its earlier siege by Benhadad Kg2 6:24-29, or from those of Jerusalem. The sufferings of a siege are in proportion to the obstinacy of the defense; and Samaria resisted for twice the time in which Jerusalem was reduced by famine at its first captivity. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Remain - Escaping the enemies sword. Ten men - Many men, a certain number for an uncertain. They shall die - Tho' they escape a while, they shall not finally escape. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Ten men - they shall die - All shall be cut off by the sword, or by captivity, or by famine. |
11 Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Smite [05221] with thine hand [03709], and stamp [07554] with thy foot [07272], and say [0559], Alas [0253] for all the evil [07451] abominations [08441] of the house [01004] of Israel [03478]! for they shall fall [05307] by the sword [02719], by the famine [07458], and by the pestilence [01698].
13 For I will punish [06485] them that dwell [03427] in the land [0776] of Egypt [04714], as I have punished [06485] Jerusalem [03389], by the sword [02719], by the famine [07458], and by the pestilence [01698]:
10 And I will send [07971] the sword [02719], the famine [07458], and the pestilence [01698], among them, till they be consumed [08552] from off the land [0127] that I gave [05414] unto them and to their fathers [01].
23 Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635]; In those days [03117] it shall come to pass, that ten [06235] men [0582] shall take hold [02388] out of all languages [03956] of the nations [01471], even shall take hold [02388] of the skirt [03671] of him that is a Jew [0376] [03064], saying [0559], We will go [03212] with you: for we have heard [08085] that God [0430] is with you.
26 And when I have broken [07665] the staff [04294] of your bread [03899], ten [06235] women [0802] shall bake [0644] your bread [03899] in one [0259] oven [08574], and they shall deliver [07725] you your bread [03899] again [07725] by weight [04948]: and ye shall eat [0398], and not be satisfied [07646].
24 And it came to pass after this [0310], that Benhadad [01130] king [04428] of Syria [0758] gathered [06908] all his host [04264], and went up [05927], and besieged [06696] Samaria [08111].
25 And there was a great [01419] famine [07458] in Samaria [08111]: and, behold, they besieged [06696] it, until an ass's [02543] head [07218] was sold for fourscore [08084] pieces of silver [03701], and the fourth part [07255] of a cab [06894] of dove's dung [01686] [03123] [02755] for five [02568] pieces of silver [03701].
26 And as the king [04428] of Israel [03478] was passing by [05674] upon the wall [02346], there cried [06817] a woman [0802] unto him, saying [0559], Help [03467], my lord [0113], O king [04428].
27 And he said [0559], If the LORD [03068] do not help [03467] thee, whence [0370] shall I help [03467] thee? out of the barnfloor [01637], or out of the winepress [03342]?
28 And the king [04428] said [0559] unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered [0559], This woman [0802] said [0559] unto me, Give [05414] thy son [01121], that we may eat [0398] him to day [03117], and we will eat [0398] my son [01121] to morrow [04279].
29 So we boiled [01310] my son [01121], and did eat [0398] him: and I said [0559] unto her on the next [0312] day [03117], Give [05414] thy son [01121], that we may eat [0398] him: and she hath hid [02244] her son [01121].
32 And he said [0559], Oh let not the Lord [0136] be angry [02734], and I will speak [01696] yet [0389] but this once [06471]: Peradventure ten [06235] shall be found [04672] there. And he said [0559], I will not destroy [07843] it for ten's [06235] sake.