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Amos 7:13
Amos 7:13 is verse 13 of Amos chapter 7, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.”
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.
World English Bible
but don’t prophesy again any more at Bethel; for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a royal house!”
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Amos 7:11–15 · Berean Standard Bible
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.
13 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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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Amos 2:12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
Acts 4:17But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”
Acts 4:18Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
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.”
Acts 5:40At 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.
1 Kings 12:29One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.
1 Kings 12:32And 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.
1 Kings 13:1Suddenly, 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.