Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
stories—literally, "ascents," that is, upper chambers, to which the ascent is by steps [MAURER]; evidently referring to the words in Psalms 104:3, Psalms 104:13. GROTIUS explains it, God's royal throne, expressed in language drawn from Solomon's throne, to which the ascent was by steps (compare I Kings 10:18-19).
founded his troop—namely, all animate creatures, which are God's troop, or host (Genesis 2:1), doing His will (Psalms 103:20-21; Joel 2:11). MAURER translates, "His vault," that is, the vaulted sky, which seems to rest on the earth supported by the horizon.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Amos 9:6:
Psalms 104:3
Amos 9:1
Amos 9:1
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