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Amos 7:13

Bethel (of Palestine)

11 for this is what Amos has said: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’”

12 And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there.

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

14 “I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.

15 But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.”
KJV
But prophesy not again any more at Beth-el: for it is the king’s chapel, and it is the king’s court.
WEB
but don’t prophesy again any more at Bethel; for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a royal house!”
ASV
but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el; for it is the king`s sanctuary, and it is a royal house.
DARBY
But prophesy not again any more at Bethel; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the house of the kingdom.
BLB
And at Bethel you will not continue to prophesy anymore, for it [is] the sanctuary of the king, and it [is] the house of the kingdom.”
ÅB
Men i Betel skal du ikke mere holde på å profetere; for det er en kongelig helligdom og et rikstempel.
OTB
Men avstå fra å profetere lenger i Betel, for det er kongens helligdom og et kongelig tempel.”
B1930
Men i Betel skal du ikke mere holde på å profetere; for det er en kongelig helligdom og et rikstempel.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 12:32

    And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar; he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had set up, and he installed priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up.

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  • Amos 2:12

    “But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.

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  • 1 Kings 12:29

    One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.

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  • 1 Kings 13:1

    Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.

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  • Acts 5:40

    At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.

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  • Acts 5:28

    “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”

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  • Acts 4:17–18

    But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”

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