1Kings:13

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ylt @1Kings:13:1 @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 ; ylt @1Kings:13:2 @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 .' ylt @1Kings:13:3 @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 .' ylt @1Kings:13:4 @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 , ylt @1Kings:13:5 @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 . ylt @1Kings:13:6 @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 . ylt @1Kings:13:7 @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 .' ylt @1Kings:13:8 @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 ; ylt @1Kings:13:9 @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 .' ylt @1Kings:13:10 @And he goeth on in another way , and hath not turned back in the way in which he came in unto Beth-El . ylt @1Kings:13:11 @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 . ylt @1Kings:13:12 @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 . ylt @1Kings:13:13 @And he saith unto his sons , 'Saddle for me the ass ,' and they saddle for him the ass , and he rideth on it , ylt @1Kings:13:14 @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 ].' ylt @1Kings:13:15 @And he saith unto him , 'Come with me to the house , and eat bread .' ylt @1Kings:13:16 @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 , ylt @1Kings:13:17 @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 .' ylt @1Kings:13:18 @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 . ylt @1Kings:13:19 @And he turneth back with him , and eateth bread in his house , and drinketh water . ylt @1Kings:13:20 @And it cometh to pass -- they are sitting at the table -- and a word of Jehovah is unto the prophet who brought him back , ylt @1Kings:13:21 @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 , ylt @1Kings:13:22 @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 .' ylt @1Kings:13:23 @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 , ylt @1Kings:13:24 @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 . ylt @1Kings:13:25 @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 . ylt @1Kings:13:26 @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 .' ylt @1Kings:13:27 @And he speaketh unto his sons saying , 'Saddle for me the ass ,' and they saddle [it ]. ylt @1Kings:13:28 @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 . ylt @1Kings:13:29 @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 , ylt @1Kings:13:30 @and he placeth his carcase in his own grave , and they mourn for him , 'Oh , my brother !' ylt @1Kings:13:31 @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 ; ylt @1Kings:13:32 @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 .' ylt @1Kings:13:33 @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 . ylt @1Kings:13:34 @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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