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13 Don’t prophesy at Bethel any longer, for a royal temple and palace are here.”[a]

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  1. Amos 7:13 tn Heb “for it is a temple of a king and it is a royal house.” It is possible that the phrase “royal house” refers to a temple rather than a palace. See S. M. Paul, Amos (Hermeneia), 243.

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

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13 But (A)never again prophesy at Bethel,
(B)For it is the king’s [a]sanctuary,
And it is the royal [b]residence.”

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  1. Amos 7:13 Or holy place
  2. Amos 7:13 Lit. house