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Amos 7:13

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

But prophesy not again any more at Bethel,.... He might prophesy any where, if he did not there, for what the priest cared, that so his honour and interest were not hurt. The reasons he gave were,for it [is] the king's chapel; or "sanctuary" ; where a temple was built for the idol calf, and where the king worshipped it, and attended all other religious service:and it [is] the king's court; or "the house of the kingdom" ; the seat of it, where the king had a royal palace, and sometimes resided here, and kept his court, as well as at Samaria; often coming hither to worship, it being nearer to him than Dan, where the other calf was placed; intimating hereby that the king would never suffer such a troublesome man as he to be so near him; and by prophesying to interrupt him, either in his religious or civil affairs; and therefore advises him by all means to depart, if he had any regard to his life or peace.

vdqm "sanctuarium", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, Mercerus, Junius & Tremellius. Piscator, Drusius, Cocceius. awh hklmm tybw "et domus regni est", V. L.

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