Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Hazael . . . Ben-hadad—A black marble obelisk found in the central palace of Nimroud, and now in the British Museum, is inscribed with the names of Hazael and Ben-hadad of Syria, as well as Jehu of Israel, mentioned as tributaries of "Shalmanubar," king of Assyria. The kind of tribute from Jehu is mentioned: gold, pearls, precious oil, etc. [G. V. SMITH]. The Ben-hadad here is the son of Hazael (II Kings 13:3), not the Ben-hadad supplanted and slain by Hazael (II Kings 8:7, II Kings 8:15). The phrase, "I will send a fire," that is, the flame of war (Psalms 78:63), occurs also in Amos 1:7, Amos 1:10, Amos 1:12, Amos 1:14, and Amos 2:2, Amos 2:5; Jeremiah 49:27; Hosea 8:14.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Amos 1:4:
2 Kings 13:7
Jeremiah 49:27
Amos 1:1
Amos 1:10
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