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Amos 1:4

So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.

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ASV

But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.

KJV

But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben–hadad.

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8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiand I will send forthH7971 →
אֵ֖שׁ'esha fireH784 →
בְּבֵ֣יתbe.Veiton [the] house ofH1004 →
חֲזָאֵ֑לcha.za.'ElHazaelH2371 →
וְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.Lahand it will consumeH398 →
אַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.Not[the] fortresses ofH759 →
בֶּן־ben-BenH1130 →
הֲדָֽד׃ha.DadHadadH1130 →

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Jeremiah 49:27“I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.”2 Kings 8:7–15Then Elisha came to Damascus while Ben-hadad king of Aram was sick, and the king was told, “The man of God has come here.”2 Kings 13:25Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities that Hazael had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad three times, and so recovered the cities of Israel.2 Kings 13:3So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.2 Kings 6:24Some time later, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege Samaria.Jeremiah 17:27But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in its gates to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.’”Amos 1:12So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”2 Chronicles 16:2So Asa withdrew the silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent it with this message to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:Amos 2:5So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”Ezekiel 39:6I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the LORD.1 Kings 19:15Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram.Amos 1:7So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.Amos 1:10So I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre to consume its citadels.”1 Kings 20:1–22Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.Amos 2:2So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn.Hosea 8:14Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels.Amos 1:14So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest.Judges 9:19–20if you have acted faithfully and honestly toward Jerubbaal and his house this day, then may you rejoice in Abimelech, and he in you.

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The Prophet Amos — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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