Amo 5:26-27 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Amos 5:26-27: 5:26-27 The names that appear in 5:26 have given rise to several conjectures, but many interpreters consider them to be names of unidentified pagan gods. The king god may well be Molech, god of the Ammonites (see 1:15 ). The word translated you served may mean you will lift up , in which case the prophet is making a contrast between Israel or Judah, who carried their idols, and God, who carries his people (see Isa 46:1-7 ).

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‏ Amos 5:26-27

Summary for Amos 5:26-27: 5:26-27 ^a The names that appear in 5:26 ^b have given rise to several conjectures, but many interpreters consider them to be names of unidentified pagan gods. The king god may well be Molech, god of the Ammonites (see 1:15 ^c). The word translated you served may mean you will lift up, in which case the prophet is making a contrast between Israel or Judah, who carried their idols, and God, who carries his people (see Isa 46:1-7 ^d).