13Don't prophesy anymore at Bethel, because this is the king's sanctuary and the temple of the kingdom."


In Context

10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent a message to Jeroboam king of Israel: "Amos is raising a conspiracy against you in the very heart of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words.

11 For this is what Amos is saying: " 'Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile, away from their native land.' "

12 Then Amaziah said to Amos, "Get out, you seer! Go back to the land of Judah. Earn your bread there and do your prophesying there.

13 Don't prophesy anymore at Bethel, because this is the king's sanctuary and the temple of the kingdom."

14 Amos answered Amaziah, "I was neither a prophet nor a prophet's son, but I was a shepherd, and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees.

15 But the Lord took me from tending the flock and said to me, 'Go, prophesy to my people Israel.'

Amos 7:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:13But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it [is] the king’s chapel, and it [is] the king’s court.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:13But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:13But prophesy not again any more in Bethel: because it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the house of the kingdom.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:13but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:13But prophesy not again any more at Bethel; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the house of the kingdom.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:13but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el: for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:13But prophesy not again any more at Beth-el: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:13but don't prophesy again any more at Bethel; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house!|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:13and at Beth-El do not add to prophesy any more, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the royal house.'