Amos 3:14

That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Beth–el: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.

Cross-references

Amos 9:1 Parallel

In Amos 9:1, the Lord strikes the altar — directly fulfills the threat against Bethel’s altars in Amos 3:14.

Amos 4:4 Parallel

In Amos 4:4, Bethel is explicitly called a place of sin; here its altars are destroyed for that sin.

Amos 7:9 Parallel

In Amos 7:9, the high places and sanctuaries of Israel are destroyed; here the altars of Bethel face similar ruin.

In 1 Kings 13:2-5, a prophet earlier pronounced judgment on the same Bethel altar, which was split and ashes poured out — a direct parallel to the horns being cut off here.

2 Kings 23:15 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 23:15 records Josiah tearing down the Bethel altar and burning the high place — the historical fulfillment of this prophecy of punishment.

Hosea 10:5-8 also prophesies judgment on Bethel's calf and altar, with thorns overgrowing them — a close parallel to the cutting off of the horns here.

Hosea 10:15 Parallel

Hosea 10:15 directly names Bethel and declares the king will be cut off — a parallel prophecy of judgment on Bethel alongside the altar destruction.