Amos 1:1 — I am Amos. And I raised sheep near the town of Tekoa when Uzziah was king of Ju… — CEV | maBible
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Two years before the earthquake, the Lo…
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1 I am Amos. And I raised sheep near the town of Tekoa when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.
Two years before the earthquake, the Lord gave me several messages about Israel,
Notes and references
1.1 a 2 K 15.1-7; 2 Ch 26.1-23; b 2 K 14.23-29.
Tekoa: In the hill country of Judah about eight kilometers south of Bethlehem.
Uzziah … Jeroboam: Uzziah was king of Judah 781–740 b.c., and Jeroboam II was king of Israel 783–743 b.c.
Jehoash: The Hebrew text has “Joash,” another spelling of the name.
Two years … earthquake: Possibly the earthquake of 760 b.c., which seems to have been especially violent.