barre of Damascus] All strength, opposition, and defence. the plain of Aven] Or, Bikath-aven. Heb. Bikath-aven, Betheden. Places of Syria. him that holdeth the sceptre] The King and all the royall race. the house of Eden] Or, Beth-eden. Kir] Tiglath-Pileser led the Syrians captive to Cyrene, which is called here Kir, called by Authours Cirtha, (a place of Media) 2 Kings 16:9. So Aram was captived to Kir fifty sixe years after Amos had foretold it.