Old Testament · KJV

Amos

Amos in the King James Version has 9 chapters and 146 verses. It opens: The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. (Amos 1:1)

Chapters at a glance

Chapter 1The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah…
Chapter 2Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment…
Chapter 3Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I…
Chapter 4Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush…
Chapter 5Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.
Chapter 6Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the…
Chapter 7Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting…
Chapter 8Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit.
Chapter 9I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake…