Amos 6:2
Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
Cross-reference
2 Kings 17:24 records Assyria resettling Samaria with people from Hamath, showing the fulfillment of the judgment Amos warned about.
2 Kings 18:34 lists Hamath among conquered cities whose gods could not save them, echoing Amos' rhetorical question about Israel.
2 Kings 19:13 repeats the list of conquered kings including Hamath, reinforcing that no kingdom could withstand Assyria—just as Amos warned.
2 Chronicles 26:6 records Uzziah's conquest of Gath, directly providing the historical defeat Amos references as a warning.
Isaiah 10:9 lists Calno and Hamath among Assyria's conquests, reinforcing Amos' warning that Israel will fare no better.
Isaiah 36:19 specifically names Hamath, one of Amos's examples, using its fall to question the power of its gods — a direct parallel.
Isaiah 37:13 mentions the king of Hamath, directly tying to the city Amos uses as a warning of defeat.
Jeremiah 2:10 uses the same 'pass over and see' rhetorical call to learn from other nations, echoing Amos' challenge to compare Israel.
Nahum 3:8 poses the same 'Are you better than...' question to Nineveh using Thebes, mirroring Amos' warning about conquered cities.
2 Samuel 8:9 records Hamath's king sending tribute to David — showing Hamath's subjugation, aligning with Amos's point about fallen kingdoms.
Ezekiel 27:23 lists Canneh (Calneh) among trading partners of Tyre — the same city Amos cites as a fallen kingdom to compare.
1 Samuel 5:8 mentions Gath as a Philistine city where the ark was sent — the same Gath Amos compares to Israel's complacency.
1 Samuel 6:17 lists Gath among Philistine cities that sent guilt offerings — the same Gath Amos uses as a comparison for Israel's arrogance.
Jeremiah 2:11 continues the theme of Israel's folly compared to nations—here, nations do not change gods, but Israel did.
Numbers 13:21 uses Hamath as the northern boundary of the Promised Land — the same city Amos cites as a fallen kingdom for comparison.
Joshua 13:5 lists Lebo-hamath as a territorial boundary — the same Hamath Amos uses as an example of a defeated kingdom.