Amos 7:13
But do not prophesy anymore here at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary and a royal house.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king’s chapel, and it is the king’s court.
In Context
12Amaziah said to Amos, “Seer, go, run back to the land of Judah, and there eat bread and prophesy.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:32Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he went up to the altar. He did so at Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made, and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places he had made.
2 Kings 14:24He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh. He did not depart from any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
Amos 2:12But you persuaded the Nazirites to drink wine 1 and commanded the prophets not to prophesy. 1
Acts 5:28saying, “We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and desire to bring this man's blood upon us.”
Matthew Henry on Amos 7:11-17
Amaziah's Charge against Amos; Amaziah's Doom. ( b. c. 785.) 10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land. 12 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: 13 But… Read the whole commentary →