⁴ But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you ^[a]draw the people away from their ^[b]work? Get back to your ^[c](A)hard labors!”

¹⁷ Now it happened when Ahab saw Elijah, that ^(A)Ahab said to him, “Is this you, you troubler of Israel?” ¹⁸ And he said, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, because ^(B)you have forsaken the commandments of Yahweh and ^(C)you have followed the Baals.

²⁰ And Ahab said to Elijah, “^(A)Have you found me, O my enemy?” And he ^[a]answered, “I have found you, ^(B)because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of Yahweh.

⁹ For all of them were trying to frighten us, ^[a]thinking, “Their hands will ^[b]become limp in doing the work, and it will not be done.” But now, ^(A)O God, strengthen my hands.

Amos Accused

¹⁰ Then Amaziah, the ^(A)priest of Bethel, sent word to ^(B)Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has ^(C)conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words.

²⁰ and when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion, being Jews,