Amos 6:2

¹ Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.

Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?

³ You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.

⁴ You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?
KJV: Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
WEB: Go to Calneh, and see. From there go to Hamath the great. Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms? Is their border greater than your border?
ASV: Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are they better than these kingdoms? or is their border greater than your border?
DARBY: Pass unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go to Hamath the great; and go down to Gath of the Philistines: are they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
BLB: Cross over [to] Calneh and see, and go from there [to] Hamath the great, and go down [to] Gath [of] the Philistines—are [you] better than these kingdoms, or is their territory greater than your⁺ territory—

ÅB: Dra over til Kalne og se, og gå videre til det store Hamat, og stig ned til Gat i Filisterland! Er de bedre enn disse riker, eller er deres land større enn deres land?
OTB: Gå over til Kalne og se,
og gå derfra til store Hamat,
dra så ned til Gat av filisterne.
Er de bedre enn deres riker,
eller er deres område større enn deres?
B1930: Dra over til Kalne og se, og gå videre til det store Hamat, og stig ned til Gat i Filisterland! Er de bedre enn disse riker, eller er deres land større enn eders land?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Nahum 3:8
Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water?
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Genesis 10:10
His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
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2 Kings 18:34
Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?
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2 Chronicles 26:6
Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.
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Isaiah 10:9–11
“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
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1 Samuel 17:4
Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,
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1 Samuel 17:23
And as he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the Philistines and shouted his usual words, which David also heard.
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2 Kings 19:13
Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”
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