Amos 1:1

Expanded Bible

1 These are the words of Amos, one of the shepherds from the town of Tekoa [^Ca small town in the highlands of Judah, ten miles south of Jerusalem]. ·He saw this vision about [^L…which he saw concerning] Israel two years before the earthquake [Zech. 14:5]. ·It was at the time […^Lin the days when] Uzziah was king of Judah [^Cruled 769–733 bc] and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel [^Cruled 800–784 bc].