¹³ But be a prophet no longer at Beth-el: for it is the holy place of the king, and the king's house.

³² And Jeroboam gave orders for a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast which is kept in Judah, and he went up to the altar. And in the same way, in Beth-el, he gave offerings to the oxen which he had made, placing in Beth-el the priests of the high places he had made.

¹² But to those who were separate you gave wine for drink; and to the prophets you said, Be prophets no longer.

²⁹ And he put one in Beth-el and the other in Dan.

¹ Then a man of God came from Judah by the order of the Lord to Beth-el, where Jeroboam was by the altar, burning offerings.

¹⁷ But so that it may not go farther among the people, let us put them in fear of punishment if they say anything in future in this name.

¹⁸ And they sent for them, and gave them orders not to make statements or give teaching in the name of Jesus.

²⁸ We gave you very clear orders not to give teaching in this name: and now Jerusalem is full of your teaching, and you are attempting to make us responsible for this man's death.

⁴⁰ And he seemed to them to be right: and they sent for the Apostles, and, after having them whipped and giving them orders to give no teaching in the name of Jesus, they let them go.