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1. And behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel. Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make offerings.
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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. And the man cried against the altar by the word of the LORD and said, "O altar, altar, thus says the LORD: 'Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who make offerings on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.'"
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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. And he gave a sign the same day, saying, "This is the sign that the LORD has spoken: 'Behold, the altar shall be torn down, and the ashes that are on it shall be poured out.'"
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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. And when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar at Bethel, Jeroboam stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, "Seize him." And his hand, which he stretched out against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back to himself.
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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. The altar also was torn down, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
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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. And the king said to the man of God, "Entreat now the favor of the LORD your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me." And the man of God entreated the LORD, and the king's hand was restored to him and became 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. And the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."
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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. And the man of God said to the king, "If you give me half your house, I will not go in with you. And I will not eat bread or drink water 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. for so was it commanded me by the word of the LORD, saying, 'You shall neither eat bread nor drink water nor return by the way that you 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 went another way and did not return by the way that 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. Now an old prophet lived in Bethel. And his sons came and told him all that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told to their father the words that he had spoken to the king.
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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. And their father said to them, "Which way did he go?" And his sons showed him the way that the man of God who came from Judah had gone.
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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. And he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled the donkey for him and he mounted it.
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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. And he went after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak. And he said to him, "Are you the man of God who came from Judah?" And he said, "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. Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
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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. And he said, "I may not return with you, or go in with you, neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you 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. for it was said to me by the word of the LORD, 'You shall neither eat bread nor drink water there, nor return by the way that you came.'"
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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. And he said to him, "I also am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, 'Bring him back with you into your house that he may eat bread and drink water.'"But he lied to him.
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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 he went back with him and ate bread in his house and drank water.
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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. And as they sat at the table, the word of the LORD came to the prophet who had brought him back.
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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 he cried to the man of God who came from Judah, "Thus says the LORD, 'Because you have disobeyed the word of the LORD and have not kept the command that the LORD your God commanded you,
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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. but have come 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.'"
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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. And after he had eaten bread and drunk, he saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back.
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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. And as he went away a lion met him on the road and killed him. And his body was thrown in the road, and the donkey stood beside it; the lion also stood beside the body.
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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. And behold, men passed by and saw the body thrown in the road and the lion standing by the body. And they came and told it in the city where the old prophet lived.
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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. And when the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, "It is the man of God who disobeyed the word of the LORD; therefore the LORD has given him to the lion, which has torn him and killed him, according to the word that the LORD spoke to him."
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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. And he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." And they saddled it.
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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. And he went and found his body thrown in the road, and the donkey and the lion standing beside the body. The lion had not eaten the body or torn 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. And the prophet took up the body of the man of God and laid it on the donkey and brought it back to the city to mourn and to 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. And he laid the body in his own grave. And they mourned over him, saying, "Alas, my brother!"
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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. And after he had buried him, he said to his sons, "When I die, bury me in the grave in which the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones.
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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. For the saying that he called out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the houses of the high places that are in the cities of Samaria shall surely come to pass."
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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. After this thing Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but made priests for the high places again from among all the people. Any who would, he ordained to be priests of the high places.
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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. And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, so as to cut it off and to destroy it from the face of the earth.
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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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