Amos 7:13

Amos 7:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But prophesy not again any more at Beth–el: for it is the king’s chapel, and it is the king’s court.
• New International Version (NIV)Don’t prophesy anymore at Bethel, because this is the king’s sanctuary and the temple of the kingdom.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But never again prophesy at Bethel, For it is the king’s sanctuary, And it is the royal residence.”

Context of Amos 7:13

11As a matter of fact, Amos is saying this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly be carried into exile away from its land.’” 12Amaziah then said to Amos, “Leave, you visionary! Run away to the land of Judah! Earn your living and prophesy there! Don’t prophesy at Bethel any longer, for a royal temple and palace are here!” 14Amos replied to Amaziah, “I was not a prophet by profession. No, I was a herdsman who also took care of sycamore fig trees. 15Then the Lord took me from tending flocks and gave me this commission, ‘Go! Prophesy to my people Israel!’

Amos 7:13 word by word

וּבֵֽית־אֵ֔ל לֹֽא־תוֹסִ֥יף ע֖וֹד לְהִנָּבֵ֑א כִּ֤י מִקְדַּשׁ־מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ ה֔וּא וּבֵ֥ית מַמְלָכָ֖ה הֽוּא׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But prophesyנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
• not againיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• any more at Beth–elבֵּֽיתְ־אֵלbêyth-'êl · BethelH1008
• the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• chapelמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• the king’sמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• courtבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for Amos 7:13

• Amos 2:12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine; you commanded the prophets, ‘Do not prophesy!’
• Acts 4:17But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.”
• Acts 5:28saying, “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name. Look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood on us!”
• 1 Kings 12:29He put one in Bethel and the other in Dan.
• 1 Kings 13:1Just then a prophet from Judah, sent by the Lord, arrived in Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice.

Commentaries on Amos 7:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13But prophesy not - at Beth-el - He must not speak against idolatry, because that was the king's religion; and he who speaks against the king's religion must be an enemy to the state. This was the doctrine held in England by popish James 2 and his insidious Jesuit hireling priests, till God in his mercy put this pitiful tyrant down, and with him his false prophets, and the degrading superstition which they endeavored to establish in these lands.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13It is the king‘s chapel - Better, as in the English margin, “sanctuary.” It is the name for “the sanctuary” of God. “Let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them” Exodus 25:8. “Ye shall reverence My sanctuary: I am the Lord” Leviticus 19:30; Leviticus 26:2. It is most often spoken of as, “The sanctuary”; elsewhere, but always with emphasis, of reverence, sanctity, devotion, protection, it is called “His sanctuary; My sanctuary; Thy sanctuary…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 It is no new thing for the accusers of the brethren, to misrepresent them as enemies to the king and kingdom, as traitors to their prince, and troublers of the land, when they are the best friends to both. Those who make gain their godliness, and are governed by the hopes of wealth and preferment, are ready to think these the most powerful motives with others also. But those who have a warrant from God, like Amos, ought not to fear the face…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13the sanctuary of the king: Amaziah said the Israelites, who were cultured and refined, did not like the prophet. Amaziah was loyal to the king because he wanted to keep his job.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. 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; 35:6, 7). He argues by implication against Amos' presumption, as a private man, in speaking against the worship sanctioned by the king, and that in the very place…Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 7:13

• Amaziah
• Amos
• Jeroboam
• Minister, Christian
• Reproof

In the dictionaries

• Amaziah
• Arise
• Chapel
• Contend
• Bethel
• Calf, Golden
• Ezekiel
• Israel, Religion of
• Jeroboam
• Judah, Territory of

Commentaries on Amos 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings