Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
prophesy not again— (Amos 2:12).
at Beth-el—Amaziah wants to be let alone at least in his own residence.
the king's chapel—Beth-el was preferred by the king to Dan, the other seat of the calf-worship, as being nearer Samaria, the capital, and as hallowed by Jacob of old (Genesis 28:16, Genesis 28:19; Genesis 35:6-7). He argues by implication against Amos' presumption, as a private man, in speaking against the worship sanctioned by the king, and that in the very place consecrated to it for the king's own devotions.
king's court—that is, residence: the seat of empire, where the king holds his court, and which thou oughtest to have reverenced. Samaria was the usual king's residence: but for the convenience of attending the calf-worship, a royal palace was at Beth-el also.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Amos 7:13:
Hosea 4:15
Amos 2:12
Amos 6:14
Amos 7:10
Amos 8:3
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