Amos 6:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Go to Calneh and look, then go from there to great Hamath, and go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms? Is their territory greater than yours?

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Pass over to Calneh, and see; and from there go 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?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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?

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Go vnto Calne, and se: and from thence get you to Hemath the greate cite, and so go downe to Gath of the Philistines: be they better at ease then these kyngdomes, or the border of their londe wyder then yours?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Goe you vnto Calneh, and see: and from thence goe you to Hamath the great: then goe downe to Gath of the Philistims: be they better then these kingdomes? or the border of their land greater then your border,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Go you vnto Calneh, and see, and from thence go you to Hemath the great, then go downe to Gath of the Philistines: be they better then these kingdomes? or the border of their lande greater then your border?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Go to Calneh, and see; And from there go 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?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Pass ye over `to' Calneh and see, And go thence `to' Hamath the great, And go down `to' Gath of the Philistines, Are `they' better than these kingdoms? Greater `is' their border than your border?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Go on to Calneh and see; and from there go to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are you better than these kingdoms? or is your land wider than theirs?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Go to Calneh, and see; and from there go 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?

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They say to the people:“Journey over to Calneh and look at it! Then go from there to Hamath-Rabbah! Then go down to Gath of the Philistines! Are they superior to our two kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?”

Referenced Verses

  • Nah 3:8 : 8 Are you better than Thebes, situated by the Nile with water around her? The river was her defense, the waters her wall.
  • Gen 10:10 : 10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
  • 2 Kgs 18:34 : 34 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they rescued Samaria from my hand?
  • 2 Chr 26:6 : 6 He went out to war against the Philistines, broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod, and built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.
  • Isa 10:9-9 : 9 Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? And is not Samaria like Damascus? 10 Just as my hand seized the kingdoms of idols, whose carved images exceeded those of Jerusalem and Samaria, 11 shall I not do to Jerusalem and her idols as I have done to Samaria and her images?
  • 1 Sam 17:4 : 4 Then a champion emerged from the Philistine camp, named Goliath, from Gath. His height was six cubits and a span.
  • 1 Sam 17:23 : 23 As he was speaking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, stepped out from his lines and shouted his usual words, and David heard them.
  • 1 Kgs 8:65 : 65 At that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly from Lebo Hamath to the Brook of Egypt—celebrated the festival before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days, totaling fourteen days.
  • 2 Kgs 17:24 : 24 The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and settled them in the towns of Samaria in place of the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
  • 2 Kgs 17:30 : 30 The men from Babylon made Sukkoth Benoth, the men from Cuthah made Nergal, and the men from Hamath made Ashima.
  • Isa 36:18-19 : 18 Do not let Hezekiah mislead you by saying, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Have the gods of any nations ever delivered their lands from the hand of the king of Assyria? 19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?
  • Isa 37:12-13 : 12 Did the gods of the nations that my predecessors destroyed—Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar—deliver them? 13 Where now is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, or of Hena and Ivvah?
  • Jer 2:10-11 : 10 Go across to the coasts of Cyprus and look, send to Kedar and observe closely; see if there has ever been anything like this. 11 Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But my people have exchanged their glory for worthless idols.
  • Ezek 31:2-3 : 2 Son of man, speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and to his vast multitude: 'Who can compare to you in your greatness?' 3 Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches, dense shade, and towering height, its top reaching among the thick clouds.
  • 2 Kgs 19:13 : 13 Where now is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?

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