Amo 3:15 | JFB | STEP | 15. winter . . . summer house — ( ). Winter houses of the great were in sheltered positions facing the south to get all possible sunshine, summer houses in forests and on hills, facing the east and north. houses of ivory —having their walls, doors, and ceilings inlaid with ivory. So Ahab's house ( ).

Amos 3:15

15. winter . . . summer house— (Jud 3:20; Jer 36:22). Winter houses of the great were in sheltered positions facing the south to get all possible sunshine, summer houses in forests and on hills, facing the east and north.

houses of ivory—having their walls, doors, and ceilings inlaid with ivory. So Ahab's house (1Ki 22:39; Ps 45:8).