Amos 7:13 KJV — MannaFest

Amos 7:13

But prophesy not again any more at Beth–el: for it is the king’s chapel, and it is the king’s court.

KJV

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ASV

but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el; for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a royal house.

WEB

But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.”

YLT

and at Beth-El do not add to prophesy any more, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the royal house.'

DBT

But prophesy not again any more at Bethel; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the house of the kingdom.

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Amos — A herdsman of Tekoa sent north to Bethel — a shepherd-prophet preaching judgment on a prosperous, comfortable, oppressive society. ‘Let justice roll down.’

Author: Amos, a herdman of Tekoa in Judah, sent to Israel at Bethel (1:1, 7:14)
Date: c. 760–750 BC, during the reigns of Uzziah in Judah and Jeroboam II in Israel

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Isaiah 30:10
Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
1 Kings 12:32
And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Beth–el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth–el the priests of the high places which he had made.
Amos 2:12
But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
1 Kings 12:29
And he set the one in Beth–el, and the other put he in Dan.
1 Kings 13:1
And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth–el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.

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That Bethel was not a proper place for him to exercise his ministry in, for it was the king's chapel, or sanctuary, where he had his idols and their altars and priests; and it was the king's court, or the house of the kingdom, where the royal family resided and where were set the thrones of judgment; and therefore prophesy not any more here.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

prophesy not again-- (Am 2:12). at Beth-el--Amaziah wants to be let alone at least in his own residence. the king's chapel--Beth-el was preferred by the king to Dan, the other seat of the calf-worship, as being nearer Samaria, the capital, and as hallowed by Jacob of old (Ge 28:16, 19;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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