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Amos 7:13

King James Version (KJV)

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Amos 7:13

Verse 13 of 17

Scripture focus

But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it [is] the king’s chapel, and it [is] the king’s court.

Amos 7:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Amos 7:13

Theological / Devotional

The king’s chapel. Literally, “the sanctuary of the king,” that is, a chapel, either founded or patronized by the king (see 1 Kings 12:26-33). Under divine direction the courageous prophet was willing to carry God’s message into the very center of apostate worship (see on Amos 7:10).

The king’s court. Literally, “house of the kingdom,” undoubtedly a royal sanctuary. Evidently both Amaziah and Amos considered Bethel the religious capital of the nation. The name Bethel means “house of God”; Jeroboam had usurped this “house of God” and made it “the house of the kingdom.”

By SdaBc