Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
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.
And
lo
, a man of God hath
come
from Judah ,
by the word of Jehovah,
unto
Beth-El,
and
Jeroboam
is
standing
by
the altar
--
to
make
perfume;
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
. ’”
and he calleth
against the altar ,
by the word of Jehovah
, and
saith
, `
Altar !
altar!
thus
said
Jehovah
, Lo,
a son is
born to the house of David --
Josiah
his
name
--
and he hath
sacrificed
on
thee
the priests of the high places who are
making
perfume
on
thee
, and bones of
man
are
burnt
on
thee
. '
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
. ’”
And
he
hath
given
on
that day a sign, saying, `
This `is'
the
sign that
Jehovah
hath
spoken,
Lo,
the altar is
rent
, and the ashes poured forth
that
`are'
on
it
. '
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 .
And
it
cometh
to
pass
, at the king's
hearing
the word of
the man of God that
he
calleth
against the
altar
in
Beth-El
, that
Jeroboam
putteth
forth
his hand from
off
the
altar
, saying,
`Catch
him ;'
and
his
hand is
dried
up
that
he hath
put
forth
against
him, and
he is
not able
to
bring
it back unto
him,
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
.
and the altar is
rent
, and the ashes poured forth
from
the
altar
, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of Jehovah
.
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
.
And
the king answereth
and
saith
unto
the man of God, `Appease,
I
pray
thee,
the face
of
Jehovah
thy
God ,
and pray for
me,
and
my hand doth
come
back
unto
me;'
and
the man of God appeaseth
the face
of
Jehovah
, and the hand of
the
king
cometh
back
unto
him ,
and
it is
as
at
the
beginning
.
Then
the king said
to
the man of God, “
Come home
with me and refresh yourself
, and I will
give you
a reward
. ”
And
the king speaketh
unto
the man of God, `
Come in
with me to
the
house,
and refresh thyself
, and I give to
thee
a gift
. '
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 .
And
the man of God saith
unto
the
king
, `
If thou
dost
give to
me the
half of
thine
house
, I do
not go in
with thee
, nor do
I eat bread ,
nor
do
I
drink water ,
in this place ;
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
. ’”
for so
He
commanded me
by the word of Jehovah,
saying,
Thou
dost
not eat bread nor
drink water ,
nor
turn
back
in
the way that
thou
hast
come
. '
So
the
man
of
God
went
another way and did
not return
by
the way he had
come
to
Bethel
.
And
he
goeth
on
in
another way ,
and hath
not turned
back
in
the way in
which
he came
in
unto
Beth-El
.
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.
And
a certain aged
prophet is
dwelling
in Beth-El
, and his son
cometh
and recounteth
to
him all the deed
that the man of God hath
done to-
day in Beth-El,
the words that he
hath
spoken unto
the king ,
--
yea,
they
recount
them
to
their
father
.
“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.
And
their
father
saith
unto
them,
`Where
`is'
this
--
the
way he hath
gone
? '
and his sons see
the way that
the man of God hath
gone
who came
from Judah.
So
the
prophet
said
to
his sons, “
Saddle the
donkey
for me .”
Then
they
saddled
the donkey
for him, and he mounted
it
And
he
saith
unto
his sons, `
Saddle for me the ass,'
and
they
saddle
for him the
ass
, and he rideth
on
it ,
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
.
and goeth
after the man of God ,
and
findeth
him sitting under the
oak ,
and saith
unto
him
, `Art
thou
the man of God who hast
come
from Judah? '
and
he
saith,
`
I `
am '
. '
So
the
prophet
said
to
the
man
of
God
, “
Come home
with me and eat some
bread. ”
And
he
saith
unto
him
, `
Come with me to
the
house,
and eat bread. '
But
the
man
replied
, “
I cannot
return
with you
or
eat bread or drink water
with you
in this place .
And
he
saith
, `
I am
not
able
to
turn
back
with thee,
and
to
go
in
with
thee,
nor
do
I
eat bread or drink with thee
water
in this place ,
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
. ’”
for a
word
`is'
unto
me
by the word of Jehovah,
Thou
dost
not eat bread nor
drink there water,
thou
dost
not
turn
back
to
go
in
the way in
which
thou
camest
. '
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 ,
And
he
saith
to
him
, `
I also
`
am '
a prophet like thee
, and a
messenger
spake
unto
me by the word of Jehovah
, saying, Bring him back with thee
unto
thy
house, and
he doth
eat bread and drink water ;'
--
he
hath
lied
to him .
but
the
man
of
God
went
back with him, ate
bread in his house, and drank
water.
And
he
turneth
back with him, and
eateth
bread in his house, and drinketh
water.
While
they were
sitting at the table ,
the
word of the
LORD
came
to
the prophet who had
brought him back,
And
it
cometh
to
pass
--
they are
sitting at the table --
and
a
word of Jehovah
is
unto
the prophet who brought him back,
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
,
and he
calleth
unto
the man of God who came
from Judah, saying,
`Thus
said
Jehovah,
Because that
thou
hast
provoked
the mouth
of Jehovah,
and hast
not kept the command
that Jehovah
thy
God charged
thee
,
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. ’”
and
turnest
back and dost
eat
bread and drink
water in the place of
which
He said
unto
thee
, Thou
dost
not
eat
bread
nor
drink
water
--
thy
carcase
cometh
not
in
unto
the burying-place
of thy
fathers. '
And after the
man
of
God
had
finished
eating and drinking, the old
prophet who
had brought him
back saddled
the
donkey
for
him.
And it
cometh
to
pass,
after his
eating bread,
and after
his
drinking, that
he
saddleth
for
him
the ass,
for
the
prophet whom
he
had brought back ,
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
.
and
he goeth
, and
a lion findeth
him in
the way,
and putteth
him to
death
, and his carcase
is
cast
in the way
, and
the ass
is
standing
near
it,
and the lion is
standing near
the
carcase
.
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
.
And lo,
men are
passing by ,
and
see
the carcase
cast
in the way,
and
the lion standing near
the
carcase
, and they come
and speak
`of
it'
in the city in
which
the old prophet is
dwelling
.
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. ”
And
the prophet who brought him back out
of
the
way
heareth
and
saith
, `
It `
is '
the man of God who provoked
the mouth
of Jehovah,
and
Jehovah
giveth
him to the lion, and it destroyeth
him ,
and putteth
him to
death
, according to the word of
Jehovah
that he
spake
to him. '
Then
the
old
prophet
instructed
his sons, “
Saddle the
donkey
for me .”
So
they saddled
it ,
And
he
speaketh
unto
his sons saying
, `
Saddle for me the
ass,'
and
they saddle
`
it '.
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
.
And he goeth
and findeth
his
carcase
cast
in the way
, and
the ass
and the lion are
standing near
the carcase
--
the
lion hath
not eaten the carcase
nor
destroyed
the ass
.
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 .
And
the prophet taketh
up the carcase
of the man of God, and
placeth
it on the ass
, and bringeth
it back ,
and
the
old
prophet
cometh
in
unto
the
city to mourn and to
bury him ,
Then
he laid
the
body
in his own tomb
, and they lamented
over
him, “
Oh, my brother! ”
and
he placeth
his
carcase
in his own grave
, and they mourn
for
him, `
Oh, my brother! '
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 ,
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
after his
burying
him, that
he
speaketh
unto
his sons, saying
, `At
my
death
--
ye
have
buried
me in the burying-place
in
which
the man of God is buried ;
near
his bones place
my
bones;
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
. ”
for the word
certainly
cometh
to
pass
that he called
by the word of Jehovah
concerning
the altar which
`is'
Beth-El,
and concerning
all the houses
of
the high places that
`are'
in cities of Samaria. '
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.
After this
thing
Jeroboam hath
not turned
from
his evil way
, and
turneth
back,
and
maketh
of
the extremities
of the
people priests
of
high
places;
he who is
desirous
he
consecrateth
his
hand,
and
he
is
of the priests
of
the
high places.
And this was
the sin of the house of Jeroboam that
led
to its
extermination
and destruction
from the face of the earth
.
And in
this thing
is
the sin of the house of Jeroboam ,
even
to cut
`it'
off,
and to
destroy
`it'
from off
the face of the ground
.
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