For it is the king's chapel, &c.— Because this is the sanctuary of the king, and this is his palace] Samaria was the place where the kings of Israel commonly dwelt: but they had a palace at Beth-el, as this was the place where they exercised their false religion.
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Amos 7:13
13 But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel,b and it is the king's court.