Matthew Poole and continuators on Amos 3:9

9 ¶ Publish in the palaces at Ashdod , and in the palaces in the land of Egypt , and say, Assemble your selves upon the mountains of Samaria : and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof .

You Prophets whom I have sent to threaten the sins of my people Israel, now invite strangers to come and observe what just cause I have to do what I threaten.

One of the principal Cities of the Philistines, cap. 1. ver. 8. let. l. and Zeph. 2.4. let those that are in the Court at Ashdod, and have a mind to travel a while out of their own land, let them know what strange sights they may see in their neighbour land.

Let the young Noble-men of Egypt come too, yea let as many as will come;

by an appointment (if it may be) let them meet together, and make their observations, and then judge between their doings and their sufferings. My Judgments and the causes of them.

Either the whole Kingdom of Samaria, or the Ten Tribes, or else it may denote the great men and Cities of Samaria; let Egyptians and Philistines in their Travels up and down over the Kingdom of Israel associate themselves with the great men, and converse in the Cities.

Take an exact view of all done by them and in them.

The seditious counsels, and rebellious conspiracies begun amongst them on the Death of Ieroboam 2d, and continued one after another for many years like mad men, bent on ruining one another to the undoing of all; besides all former violences of Baashi, Zimri, Omri and Iehu, who took the Kingdom out of the hands of their Masters; Those of Shallum, Menahem, Pekah, and Hoshea acted in the times Amos pointeth at.

Multitudes of oppressed ones in those times, when the Usurpers took it to be their interest to crush all they fear'd or suspected.

Samaria the chief City of the Kingdom, and in other Cities; yea, rather through the whole Kingdom of Samaria.

Marginal references: Or, oppressions.