Amo 6:2 | TNotes | STEP | 6:2 Calneh and Hamath were Aramean city-states under Israelite influence (see 2 Kgs 14:28 ). Calneh fell to Assyria in 738 BC , and Hamath was forced to pay tribute shortly thereafter. Uzziah had broken down the wall of Gath (2 Chr 26:6 ), but it also fell to Assyria in 711 BC . • You are no better: Israel itself fell in 722 BC .

b2 Kgs 14:28►

c2 Chr 26:6►

‏ Amos 6:2

6:2 ^a Calneh and Hamath were Aramean city-states under Israelite influence (see 2 Kgs 14:28 ^b). Calneh fell to Assyria in 738 BC, and Hamath was forced to pay tribute shortly thereafter. Uzziah had broken down the wall of Gath (2 Chr 26:6 ^c), but it also fell to Assyria in 711 BC.

• You are no better: Israel itself fell in 722 BC.