Bible Strands
Amos 1:15
Their king will go into exile—he and his princes together,” says the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD speaks through Amos, pronouncing judgment on the ruling class of Rabbah immediately following the description of the city’s siege and destruction in verse 14. The message directly targets the king and his officials as the objects of the coming removal.
The words — מַלְכָּם (mal.kam) = their king and בַּגּוֹלָה (ba-golah) = into exile. These terms anchor the verse’s concrete prediction that political authority will be forcibly removed from the land.
The thread — The collapse of Rabbah’s leadership resurfaces in Jeremiah 49:3, where the prophet commands the city’s daughters to mourn the same political ruin. Both passages treat the toppling of Ammonite governance as a fixed historical outcome.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that political power is subject to divine execution. It demands acceptance that leadership removal is not a possibility but a stated certainty.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the Lord.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 49:3 Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials.