Amos 5:26
“But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Mo,.... The god of the Ammonites; See Gill on Amo 1:13; and See Gill on Jer…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
But ye have borne - Literally, “And ye bare the tabernacle of your Moloch” (literally, “your king,” from where the idol…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
But ye have borne - The preceding verse spoke of their fathers; the present verse speaks of the Israelites then…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Amos 5:21-27
The scope of these verses is to show how little God valued their shows of devotion, nay, how much he detested them,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Amos 5:26-27
But ye shall take up Sakkuth your king, and Kaiwân your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves; and I…
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