Amo 1:4 | Clarke | STEP | Verse 4 Ben-hadad - He was son and successor of Hazael. See the cruelties which they exercised upon the Israelites, ; , etc., and see especially , where these cruelties are predicted. The fire threatened here is the war so successfully carried on against the Syrians by Jeroboam II., in which he took Damascus and Hamath, and reconquered all the ancient possessions of Israel. See , , .

Amos 1:4

Verse 4

Ben-hadad - He was son and successor of Hazael. See the cruelties which they exercised upon the Israelites, 2Kgs 10:32; 2Kgs 13:7, etc., and see especially 2Kgs 8:12, where these cruelties are predicted. The fire threatened here is the war so successfully carried on against the Syrians by Jeroboam II., in which he took Damascus and Hamath, and reconquered all the ancient possessions of Israel. See 2Kgs 14:25, 2Kgs 14:26, 2Kgs 14:28.