Amo 1:8 | NETfull | STEP | I will remove the ruler from Ashdod, the one who holds the royal scepter from Ashkelon. I will strike Ekron with my hand; the rest of the Philistines will also die.” The sovereign Lord has spoken!

Amos 1:8

8 I will remove ^{▼▼ Heb “cut off.”} the ruler ^{▼▼ Heb “the one who sits.” Some translations take this expression as a collective singular referring to the inhabitants rather than the ruler (e.g., NAB, NRSV, NLT).} from Ashdod, ^{▼▼ Ashdod was one of the five major Philistine cities (along with Ashkelon, Ekron, Gaza, and Gath).}
the one who holds the royal scepter from Ashkelon. ^{▼▼ Ashkelon was one of the five major Philistine cities (along with Ashdod, Ekron, Gaza, and Gath).}
I will strike Ekron ^{▼▼ Ekron was one of the five major Philistine cities (along with Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gaza, and Gath).} with my hand; ^{▼▼ Heb “I will turn my hand against Ekron.” For other uses of the idiom, “turn the hand against,” see Ps 81:14; Isa 1:25; Jer 6:9; Zech 13:7.}
the rest of the Philistines will also die.” ^{▼▼ Heb “and the remnant of the Philistines will perish.” The translation above assumes that reference is made to other Philistines beside those living in the cities mentioned. Another option is to translate, “Every last Philistine will die.”}
The sovereign Lord has spoken!