28 So the king [a]consulted, and he (A)made two golden (B)calves; and he said to [b]the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem; (C)behold your gods, Israel, that brought you up from the land of Egypt.” 29 And he set up (D)one in (E)Bethel, and the other he put in (F)Dan.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 12:28 Lit took counsel
  2. 1 Kings 12:28 Lit them

14 “For on the day that I punish Israel’s offenses,
I will also punish the altars of (A)Bethel;
The horns of the altar will be cut off,
And will fall to the ground.

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“Enter Bethel and do wrong;
In Gilgal multiply wrongdoing!
(A)Bring your sacrifices every morning,
Your tithes every three days.

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Amos Accused; Gives an Answer

10 Then Amaziah, the (A)priest of Bethel, sent word to (B)Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has (C)conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words.

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13 But (A)do not prophesy at Bethel any longer, for it is a (B)sanctuary of the king and a royal [a]residence.”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 7:13 Lit house

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