Amo 1:4 | NET2full | STEP | So I will set Hazael’s house on fire ; fire will consume Ben Hadad’s fortresses .

Amos 1:4

4 So I will set Hazael’s house ^{▼▼tn “Hazael’s house” (“the house of Hazael”) refers to the dynasty of Hazael.} ^{▼▼sn Hazael took the throne of Aram in 843 b.c. and established a royal dynasty. See 2 Kgs 8:7-15 and W. Pitard, Ancient Damascus, 145-60.} on fire;
fire ^{▼▼tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} will consume Ben Hadad’s ^{▼▼sn Ben Hadad may refer to Hazael’s son and successor (2 Kgs 13:3, 24) or to an earlier king (see 1 Kgs 20), perhaps the ruler whom Hazael assassinated when he assumed power.} fortresses.