Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
the judge—the chief magistrate, the supreme source of justice. "King" not being used, it seems likely a change of government had before this time substituted for kings, supreme judges.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Amos 2:3:
Hosea 13:10
Micah 5:1
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