< 1 Kings 13 >

1 Look, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of Jehovah to Beth El: and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.
2 He cried against the altar by the word of Jehovah, and said, "Altar, altar, thus says Jehovah: 'Look, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name. On you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and they will burn men's bones on you.'"
And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’”
3 He gave a sign the same day, saying, "This is the sign which Jehovah has spoken: Look, the altar will be split apart, and the ashes that are on it will be poured out."
That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’”
4 It happened, when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar in Bethel, that Jeroboam put out his hand from the altar, saying, "Seize him." His hand, which he put out against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back again to himself.
Now when King Jeroboam, who was at the altar in Bethel, heard the word that the man of God had cried out against it, he stretched out his hand and said, “Seize him!” But the hand he stretched out toward him withered, so that he could not pull it back.
5 The altar also was split apart, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of Jehovah.
And the altar was split apart, and the ashes poured out, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
6 The king answered the man of God, "Now plead for the favor of Jehovah your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again." The man of God entreated Jehovah, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
Then the king responded to the man of God, “Intercede with the LORD your God and pray that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him as it was before.
7 The king said to the man of God, "Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."
Then the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”
8 The man of God said to the king, "Even if you gave me half of your house, I would not go in with you, neither would I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
But the man of God replied, “If you were to give me half your possessions, I still would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.
9 for so was it commanded me by the word of Jehovah, saying, 'You shall eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that you came.'"
For this is what I was commanded by the word of the LORD: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came.’”
10 So he went another way, and did not return by the way that he came to Bethel.
So the man of God went another way and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel.
11 Now there lived an old prophet in Bethel; and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. And they also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king.
Now a certain old prophet was living in Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the deeds that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words that the man had spoken to the king.
12 Their father said to them, "Which way did he go?" Now his sons showed him the way the man of God went, who came from Judah.
“Which way did he go?” their father asked. And his sons showed him the way taken by the man of God, who had come from Judah.
13 He said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled the donkey for him; and he rode on it.
So the prophet said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” Then they saddled the donkey for him, and he mounted it
14 He went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak. He said to him, "Are you the man of God who came from Judah?" He said, "I am."
and went after the man of God. He found him sitting under an oak tree and asked, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” “I am,” he replied.
15 Then he said to him, "Come home with me, and eat bread."
So the prophet said to the man of God, “Come home with me and eat some bread.”
16 He said, "I may not return with you, nor go in with you; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place.
But the man replied, “I cannot return with you or eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
17 For it was said to me by the word of Jehovah, 'You shall eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that you came.'"
For I have been told by the word of the LORD: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way you came.’”
18 He said to him, "I also am a prophet as you are; and an angel spoke to me by the word of Jehovah, saying, 'Bring him back with you into your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.'" He lied to him.
Then the prophet replied, “I too am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, so that he may eat bread and drink water.’” The old prophet was lying to him,
19 So he went back with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water.
but the man of God went back with him, ate bread in his house, and drank water.
20 It happened, as they sat at the table, that the word of Jehovah came to the prophet who brought him back;
While they were sitting at the table, the word of the LORD came to the prophet who had brought him back,
21 and he cried to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, "Thus says Jehovah, 'Because you have been disobedient to the mouth of Jehovah, and have not kept the commandment which Jehovah your God commanded you,
and the prophet cried out to the man of God who had come from Judah, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have defied the word of the LORD and have not kept the commandment that the LORD your God gave you,
22 but came back, and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to you, "Eat no bread, and drink no water"; your body shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.'"
but you went back and ate bread and drank water in the place where He told you not to do so, your body shall never reach the tomb of your fathers.’”
23 It happened, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back.
And after the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the old prophet who had brought him back saddled the donkey for him.
24 When he had gone, a lion met him by the way, and killed him. His body was cast in the way, and the donkey stood by it. The lion also stood by the body.
As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.
25 Look, men passed by, and saw the body cast in the way, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet lived.
And there were men passing by who saw the body lying in the road with the lion standing beside it, and they went and reported this in the city where the old prophet lived.
26 When the prophet who brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, "It is the man of God who was disobedient to the mouth of Jehovah. Therefore Jehovah has delivered him to the lion, which has mauled him and slain him, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spoke to him."
When the prophet who had brought him back from his journey heard this, he said, “It is the man of God who disobeyed the command of the LORD. Therefore the LORD has delivered him to the lion, and it has mauled him and killed him, according to the word that the LORD had spoken to him.”
27 He spoke to his sons, saying, "Saddle the donkey for me." They saddled it.
Then the old prophet instructed his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled it,
28 He went and found his body cast in the way, and the donkey and the lion standing by the body. The lion had not eaten the body, nor mauled the donkey.
and he went and found the body lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. The lion had not eaten the body or mauled the donkey.
29 The prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. And he came to the city of the old prophet to mourn and to bury him.
So the old prophet lifted up the body of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back to his own city to mourn for him and bury him.
30 He laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, "Alas, my brother."
Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they lamented over him, “Oh, my brother!”
31 It happened, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, "When I am dead, then bury me in the tomb in which the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones.
After he had buried him, the prophet said to his sons, “When I die, you must bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones,
32 For the saying which he proclaimed by the word of Jehovah against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, will surely happen."
for the message that he cried out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places in the cities of Samaria will surely come to pass.”
33 After this thing Jeroboam did not return from his evil way, but again made priests of the high places from among all the people. He consecrated anyone who wanted to be a priest at the high places.
Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places.
34 This thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the surface of the earth.
And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.

< 1 Kings 13 >