Amos 6:13
13 You are happy because you conquered Lo Debar. ▼
▼tn Heb “those who rejoice over Lo Debar.”
▼▼sn Lo Debar was located across the Jordan River in Gilead, which the Israelite army had conquered. However, there is stinging irony here, for in Hebrew the name Lo-Debar means “nothing.” In reality Israel was happy over nothing of lasting consequence.
You say, “Did we not conquer Karnaim ▼
▼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.
by our own power?”
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