Amos 2:12

2:12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine; ¹ 

you commanded the prophets, ‘Do not prophesy!’

Amos 7:13

7:13 Don’t prophesy at Bethel ²  any longer, for a royal temple and palace are here!” ³ 

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¹ sn Nazirites were strictly forbidden to drink wine (Num 6:2-3).

² map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

³ 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.