¹⁰Then Amaziah ⁱthe priest of ^kBeth-el sent to ^lJeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath ^mconspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able ⁿto bear all his words. ¹¹For thus Amos saith, ^hJeroboam shall die by the sword, and ^oIsrael shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.

¹²Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou ^pseer, go, flee thee away ^qinto the land of Judah, and there ^reat bread, and prophesy there: ¹³But ^sprophesy not again any more at ^kBeth-el: ^tfor it is the king’s ^||^uchapel, and it is the ^†king’s court.

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Footnotes

kver. 13. See ch. 3:14.
lSee ch. 1:1.
mSee Isai. 8:12.
n Joel 2:11 (Heb.). John 21:25 (Gk.). So Zech. 11:16 marg.
hComp. ver. 11.
over. 17. So ch. 6:7. Mic. 1:16. Comp. ver. 9.
pSee 2 Sam. 24:11.
qComp. ch. 1:1.
rSo Mic. 3:5, 11.
sSee ch. 2:12.
kver. 13. See ch. 3:14.
||Or, sanctuary. ver. 9, &c.
u 1 Macc. 1:47. 2 Macc. 10:2. & 11:3 in the English.
†Heb. house of the kingdom. Dan. 4:30.

Cross references

i 1 Kin. 12:32.
t 1 Kin. 12:29–13:1.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. For thus Amos has said,

“ ‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword,

and Israel must go into exile

away from his land.’ ”

And Amaziah said to Amos, “O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there, but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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. 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.’ ”

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. Don’t prophesy anymore at Bethel, because this is the king’s sanctuary and the temple of the kingdom.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to King Jeroboam of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you right here in the house of Israel. The land cannot endure all his words, for Amos has said this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will certainly go into exile from its homeland.’ ”

Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah. Earn your living and give your prophecies there, but don’t ever prophesy at Bethel again, for it is the king’s sanctuary and a royal temple.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, king of Israel: “Amos is hatching a plot against you right here on your very doorstep! What he is saying is intolerable. He is saying, ‘Jeroboam will soon be killed, and the people of Israel will be sent away into exile.’ ”

Then Amaziah sent orders to Amos: “Get out of here, you prophet! Go on back to the land of Judah, and earn your living by prophesying there! Don’t bother us with your prophecies here in Bethel. This is the king’s sanctuary and the national place of worship!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam the king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to endure all of his words. For this Amos has said, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly go into exile away from his land.’ ” And Amaziah said to Amos, “O seer, go, flee to the land of Judah and earn food there and prophesy there!” But do not prophesy again at Bethel, because this is a sanctuary of a king and this is a temple of a kingdom.”