For thus Amos says, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Sword. The prophet did not say this, but that the Lord would rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword; which was verified when Zacharias, the son and successor of Jeroboam, was slain by the sword, 4 Kings xv. 10. (Challoner)
The false prophet was therefore guilty of a lie. They accuse the preachers of truth as traitors. (Worthington)
Thus many missionary priests have been traduced in England. (Haydock)
Jeroboam shall die by the sword: The prophet did not say this; but that the Lord would rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword: which was verified, when Zacharias, the son and successor of Jeroboam, was slain by the sword. 4 Kings 15. 10.
