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1. The Lord commanded a man of God from Judah to go to the city of Bethel. King Jeroboam was standing at the altar offering incense when the man of God arrived.
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1. And, behold H2009 , there came H935 a man H376 of God H430 out of Judah H4480 H3063 by the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 unto H413 Bethel H1008 : and Jeroboam H3379 stood H5975 by H5921 the altar H4196 to burn incense H6999 .
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2. The Lord had commanded the man of God to speak against the altar. He said, "Altar, the Lord says to you: 'David's family will have a son. His name will be Josiah. The priests of the high places are now burning incense on you, but Josiah will offer the priests on you and burn human bones on you, so you can never be used again!'"
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2. And he cried H7121 against H5921 the altar H4196 in the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 , and said H559 , O altar H4196 , altar H4196 , thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; Behold H2009 , a child H1121 shall be born H3205 unto the house H1004 of David H1732 , Josiah H2977 by name H8034 ; and upon H5921 thee shall he offer H2076 H853 the priests H3548 of the high places H1116 that burn incense H6999 upon H5921 thee , and men H120 's bones H6106 shall be burnt H8313 upon H5921 thee.
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3. The man of God gave proof to the people that this would happen. He said, "This is the proof that the Lord told me about. He said, 'This altar will break apart, and the ashes on it will fall onto the ground.'"
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3. And he gave H5414 a sign H4159 the same H1931 day H3117 , saying H559 , This H2088 is the sign H4159 which H834 the LORD H3068 hath spoken H1696 ; Behold H2009 , the altar H4196 shall be rent H7167 , and the ashes H1880 that H834 are upon H5921 it shall be poured out H8210 .
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4. When King Jeroboam heard the message from the man of God about the altar in Bethel, he took his hand off the altar and pointed at the man. He said, "Arrest that man!" But when the king said this, his arm became paralyzed. He could not move it.
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4. And it came to pass H1961 , when king H4428 Jeroboam H3379 heard H8085 H853 the saying H1697 of the man H376 of God H430 , which H834 had cried H7121 against H5921 the altar H4196 in Bethel H1008 , that he put forth H7971 H853 his hand H3027 from H4480 H5921 the altar H4196 , saying H559 , Lay hold H8610 on him . And his hand H3027 , which H834 he put forth H7971 against H5921 him , dried up H3001 , so that he could H3201 not H3808 pull it in again H7725 to H413 him.
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5. Then the altar broke into pieces, and all its ashes fell onto the ground. This proved that what the man of God had said came from God.
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5. The altar H4196 also was rent H7167 , and the ashes H1880 poured out H8210 from H4480 the altar H4196 , according to the sign H4159 which H834 the man H376 of God H430 had given H5414 by the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 .
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6. Then King Jeroboam said to the man of God, "Please pray to the Lord your God for me. Ask him to heal my arm." So the man of God prayed to the Lord, and the king's arm was healed, as it was before.
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6. And the king H4428 answered H6030 and said H559 unto H413 the man H376 of God H430 , Entreat H2470 now H4994 H853 the face H6440 of the LORD H3068 thy God H430 , and pray H6419 for H1157 me , that my hand H3027 may be restored me again H7725 H413 . And the man H376 of God H430 besought H2470 H853 the LORD H6440 H3068 , and the king H4428 's hand H3027 was restored him again H7725 H413 , and became H1961 as it was before H7223 .
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7. Then the king said to the man of God, "Please come home with me. Come and eat with me. I will give you a gift."
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7. And the king H4428 said H1696 unto H413 the man H376 of God H430 , Come H935 home H1004 with H854 me , and refresh H5582 thyself , and I will give H5414 thee a reward H4991 .
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8. But the man of God said to the king, "I will not go home with you, even if you give me half of your kingdom! I will not eat or drink anything in this place.
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8. And the man H376 of God H430 said H559 unto H413 the king H4428 , If H518 thou wilt give H5414 me H853 half H2677 thine house H1004 , I will not H3808 go in H935 with H5973 thee, neither H3808 will I eat H398 bread H3899 nor H3808 drink H8354 water H4325 in this H2088 place H4725 :
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9. The Lord commanded me not to eat or drink anything here. He also commanded me not to go back the same way I came."
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9. For H3588 so H3651 was it charged H6680 me by the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 , saying H559 , Eat H398 no H3808 bread H3899 , nor H3808 drink H8354 water H4325 , nor H3808 turn again H7725 by the same way H1870 that H834 thou camest H1980 .
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10. So he took a different road home. He did not go back the same way he came to Bethel.
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10. So he went H1980 another H312 way H1870 , and returned H7725 not H3808 by the way H1870 that H834 he came H935 to H413 Bethel H1008 .
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11. There was an old prophet living in Bethel. His sons came and told him what the man of God did in Bethel and what he said to King Jeroboam.
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11. Now there dwelt H3427 an old H259 H2205 prophet H5030 in Bethel H1008 ; and his sons H1121 came H935 and told H5608 him H853 all H3605 the works H4639 that H834 the man H376 of God H430 had done H6213 that day H3117 in Bethel H1008 : H853 the words H1697 which H834 he had spoken H1696 unto H413 the king H4428 , them they told H5608 also to their father H1 .
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12. The old prophet said, "Which way did he go when he left?" So the sons showed their father which road the man of God from Judah had taken.
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12. And their father H1 said H1696 unto H413 them, What H335 H2088 way H1870 went H1980 he? For his sons H1121 had seen H7200 H853 what H834 way H1870 the man H376 of God H430 went H1980 , which H834 came H935 from Judah H4480 H3063 .
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13. The old prophet told his sons to saddle his donkey. They put the saddle on the donkey, and the prophet left.
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13. And he said H559 unto H413 his sons H1121 , Saddle H2280 me the ass H2543 . So they saddled H2280 him the ass H2543 : and he rode H7392 thereon H5921 ,
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14. The old prophet went after the man of God. He found him sitting under an oak tree and asked him, "Are you the man of God who just came from Judah?" The man of God answered, "Yes, I am."
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14. And went H1980 after H310 the man H376 of God H430 , and found H4672 him sitting H3427 under H8478 an oak H424 : and he said H559 unto H413 him, Art thou H859 the man H376 of God H430 that H834 camest H935 from H4480 Judah H3063 ? And he said H559 , I H589 am .
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15. So the old prophet said, "Please come home and eat with me."
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15. Then he said H559 unto H413 him, Come H1980 home H1004 with H854 me , and eat H398 bread H3899 .
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16. But the man of God said, "I cannot go home with you. I cannot eat or drink anything in this place.
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16. And he said H559 , I may H3201 not H3808 return H7725 with H854 thee , nor go in H935 with H854 thee: neither H3808 will I eat H398 bread H3899 nor H3808 drink H8354 water H4325 with H854 thee in this H2088 place H4725 :
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17. The Lord said to me, 'You must not eat or drink anything in that place, and you must go back on a different road.'"
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17. For H3588 it was said H1697 to H413 me by the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 , Thou shalt eat H398 no H3808 bread H3899 nor H3808 drink H8354 water H4325 there H8033 , nor H3808 turn again H7725 to go H1980 by the way H1870 that H834 thou camest H1980 .
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18. The old prophet lied to him and said, "But I am a prophet like you. And an angel from the Lord came to me and told me to bring you home and give you something to eat and drink."
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18. He said H559 unto him, I H589 am a prophet H5030 also H1571 as thou art ; and an angel H4397 spoke H1696 unto H413 me by the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 , saying H559 , Bring him back H7725 with H854 thee into H413 thine house H1004 , that he may eat H398 bread H3899 and drink H8354 water H4325 . But he lied H3584 unto him.
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19. So the man of God went to the old prophet's house and ate and drank with him.
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19. So he went back H7725 with H854 him , and did eat H398 bread H3899 in his house H1004 , and drank H8354 water H4325 .
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20. While they were sitting at the table, the Lord spoke to the old prophet,
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20. And it came to pass H1961 , as they H1992 sat H3427 at H413 the table H7979 , that the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 unto H413 the prophet H5030 that H834 brought him back H7725 :
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21. and the old prophet spoke to the man of God from Judah. He said, "The Lord said that you did not obey him! You did not do what he commanded.
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21. And he cried H7121 unto H413 the man H376 of God H430 that H834 came H935 from H4480 Judah H3063 , saying H559 , Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 , Forasmuch H3282 H3588 as thou hast disobeyed H4784 the mouth H6310 of the LORD H3068 , and hast not H3808 kept H8104 H853 the commandment H4687 which H834 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 commanded H6680 thee,
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22. The Lord commanded you not to eat or drink anything in this place, but you came back here and ate and drank. So your body will not be buried in your family grave."
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22. But camest back H7725 , and hast eaten H398 bread H3899 and drunk H8354 water H4325 in the place H4725 , of the which H834 the LORD did say H1696 to H413 thee, Eat H398 no H408 bread H3899 , and drink H8354 no H408 water H4325 ; thy carcass H5038 shall not H3808 come H935 unto H413 the sepulcher H6913 of thy fathers H1 .
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23. The man of God finished eating and drinking. Then the old prophet saddled the man's donkey for him and the man left.
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23. And it came to pass H1961 , after H310 he had eaten H398 bread H3899 , and after H310 he had drunk H8354 , that he saddled H2280 for him the ass H2543 , to wit , for the prophet H5030 whom H834 he had brought back H7725 .
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24. On the way home, a lion attacked and killed the man of God. His body was lying on the road while the lion stood next to it. The donkey stood nearby.
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24. And when he was gone H1980 , a lion H738 met H4672 him by the way H1870 , and slew H4191 him : and his carcass H5038 was H1961 cast H7993 in the way H1870 , and the ass H2543 stood H5975 by H681 it , the lion H738 also stood H5975 by H681 the carcass H5038 .
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25. Some people came walking by and saw the body and the lion standing by it. They went into the city where the old prophet lived and told people what they had seen on the road.
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25. And, behold H2009 , men H376 passed by H5674 , and saw H7200 H853 the carcass H5038 cast H7993 in the way H1870 , and the lion H738 standing H5975 by H681 the carcass H5038 : and they came H935 and told H1696 it in the city H5892 where H834 the old H2205 prophet H5030 dwelt H3427 .
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26. The old prophet heard the story and said, "This is the man of God who did not obey the Lord's command, so the Lord sent a lion to kill him, just as he said he would."
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26. And when the prophet H5030 that H834 brought him back H7725 from H4480 the way H1870 heard H8085 thereof , he said H559 , It H1931 is the man H376 of God H430 , who H834 was disobedient H4784 unto H853 the word H6310 of the LORD H3068 : therefore the LORD H3068 hath delivered H5414 him unto the lion H738 , which hath torn H7665 him , and slain H4191 him , according to the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 , which H834 he spoke H1696 unto him.
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27. Then the prophet told his sons to saddle his donkey, and they did so.
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27. And he spoke H1696 to H413 his sons H1121 , saying H559 , Saddle H2280 me H853 the ass H2543 . And they saddled H2280 him .
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28. The old prophet went to find the body lying on the road. The donkey and the lion were still standing near it. The lion had not eaten the body or hurt the donkey.
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28. And he went H1980 and found H4672 H853 his carcass H5038 cast H7993 in the way H1870 , and the ass H2543 and the lion H738 standing H5975 by H681 the carcass H5038 : the lion H738 had not H3808 eaten H398 H853 the carcass H5038 , nor H3808 torn H7665 H853 the ass H2543 .
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29. The old prophet put the body on his donkey and carried it back to the city to cry for him and bury him.
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29. And the prophet H5030 took up H5375 H853 the carcass H5038 of the man H376 of God H430 , and laid H5117 it upon H413 the ass H2543 , and brought it back H7725 : and the old H2205 prophet H5030 came H935 to H413 the city H5892 , to mourn H5594 and to bury H6912 him.
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30. The old prophet buried the man in his own family grave. The old prophet cried for him and said, "Oh, my brother, I am sorry for you."
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30. And he laid H5117 H853 his carcass H5038 in his own grave H6913 ; and they mourned H5594 over H5921 him, saying , Alas H1945 , my brother H251 !
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31. So the old prophet buried the body. Then he said to his sons, "When I die, bury me in this same grave. Put my bones next to his.
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31. And it came to pass H1961 , after H310 he had buried H6912 him , that he spoke H559 to H413 his sons H1121 , saying H559 , When I am dead H4191 , then bury H6912 me in the sepulcher H6913 wherein H834 the man H376 of God H430 is buried H6912 ; lay H5117 H853 my bones H6106 beside H681 his bones H6106 :
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32. What the Lord spoke through him will certainly come true. The Lord used him to speak against the altar at Bethel and against the high places in the other towns in Samaria."
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32. For H3588 the saying H1697 which H834 he cried H7121 by the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 against H5921 the altar H4196 in Bethel H1008 , and against H5921 all H3605 the houses H1004 of the high places H1116 which H834 are in the cities H5892 of Samaria H8111 , shall surely come to pass H1961 H1961 .
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33. King Jeroboam did not change. He continued doing evil. He continued to choose people from different tribes to serve as priests at the high places. Whoever wanted to be a priest was allowed to be one.
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33. After H310 this H2088 thing H1697 Jeroboam H3379 returned H7725 not H3808 from his evil way H4480 H1870 H7451 , but made H6213 again H7725 of the lowest H4480 H7098 of the people H5971 priests H3548 of the high places H1116 : whosoever would H2655 , he consecrated H4390 H853 H3027 him , and he became H1961 one of the priests H3548 of the high places H1116 .
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34. This is the sin that caused the ruin and destruction of his kingdom.
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34. And this H2088 thing H1697 became H1961 sin H2403 unto the house H1004 of Jeroboam H3379 , even to cut it off H3582 , and to destroy H8045 it from off H4480 H5921 the face H6440 of the earth H127 .
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