2 Chronicles 16:10

16:10 Asa was so angry at the prophet, he put him in jail. ¹  Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time.

2 Chronicles 18:25

18:25 Then the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the city official and Joash the king’s son.

2 Chronicles 24:21

24:21 They plotted against him and by royal decree stoned him to death in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple.

Amos 7:10-13

Amos Confronts a Priest

7:10 Amaziah the priest of Bethel ²  sent this message ³  to King Jeroboam of Israel: “Amos is conspiring against you in the very heart of the kingdom of Israel! ⁴  The land cannot endure all his prophecies. ⁵  7:11 As a matter of fact, ⁶  Amos is saying this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly be carried into exile ⁷  away from its land.’”

7:12 Amaziah then said to Amos, “Leave, you visionary! ⁸  Run away to the land of Judah! Earn your living ⁹  and prophesy there! 7:13 Don’t prophesy at Bethel ¹⁰  any longer, for a royal temple and palace are here!” ¹¹ 

Matthew 21:23

The Authority of Jesus

21:23 Now after Jesus ¹²  entered the temple courts, ¹³  the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority ¹⁴  are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”

[16:10]  ¹ tn Heb “and Asa was angry at the seer, and he put him [in] the house of stocks, because of his rage with him over this.”

[7:10]  ² map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[7:10]  ³ tn The direct object of the verb translated “sent” is elided in the Hebrew text. The words “this message” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[7:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “in the middle of the house of Israel.”

[7:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “words.”

[7:11]  ⁶ tn Or “for.”

[7:11]  ⁷ tn See the note on the word “exile” in 5:5.

[7:12]  ⁸ tn Traditionally, “seer.” The word is a synonym for “prophet,” though it may carry a derogatory tone on the lips of Amaziah.

[7:12]  ⁹ tn Heb “Eat bread there.”

[7:13]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[7:13]  ¹¹ 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.

[21:23]  ¹² tn Grk “he.”

[21:23]  ¹³ tn Grk “the temple.”

[21:23]  ¹⁴ tn On this phrase, see BDAG 844 s.v. ποῖος 2.a.γ.1