1 And, behold, there came 935 a man 376 of God 430 out of Judah 3063 by the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 unto Bethel 1008: and Jeroboam 3379 stood 5975 by the altar 4196 to burn incense 6999.
2 And he cried 7121 against the altar 4196 in the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, and said 559, O altar 4196, altar 4196, thus saith 559 the LORD 3068; Behold, a child 1121 shall be born 3205 unto the house 1004 of David 1732, Josiah 2977 by name 8034; and upon thee shall he offer 2076 the priests 3548 of the high places 1116 that burn incense 6999 upon thee, and men's 120 bones 6106 shall be burnt 8313 upon thee.
3 And he gave 5414 a sign 4159 the same day 3117, saying 559, This is the sign 4159 which the LORD 3068 hath spoken 1696; Behold, the altar 4196 shall be rent 7167, and the ashes 1880 that are upon it shall be poured out 8210.
4 And it came to pass, when king 4428 Jeroboam 3379 heard 8085 the saying 1697 of the man 376 of God 430, which had cried 7121 against the altar 4196 in Bethel 1008, that he put forth 7971 his hand 3027 from the altar 4196, saying 559, Lay hold 8610 on him. And his hand 3027, which he put forth 7971 against him, dried up 3001, so that he could 3201 not pull it in again 7725 to him.
5 The altar 4196 also was rent 7167, and the ashes 1880 poured out 8210 from the altar 4196, according to the sign 4159 which the man 376 of God 430 had given 5414 by the word 1697 of the LORD 3068.
6 And the king 4428 answered 6030 and said 559 unto the man 376 of God 430, Intreat 2470 now the face 6440 of the LORD 3068 thy God 430, and pray 6419 for me, that my hand 3027 may be restored me again 7725. And the man 376 of God 430 besought 2470 6440 the LORD 3068, and the king's 4428 hand 3027 was restored him again 7725, and became as it was before 7223.
7 And the king 4428 said 1696 unto the man 376 of God 430, Come 935 home 1004 with me, and refresh 5582 thyself, and I will give 5414 thee a reward 4991.
8 And the man 376 of God 430 said 559 unto the king 4428, If thou wilt give 5414 me half 2677 thine house 1004, I will not go in 935 with thee, neither will I eat 398 bread 3899 nor drink 8354 water 4325 in this place 4725:
9 For so was it charged 6680 me by the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, saying 559, Eat 398 no bread 3899, nor drink 8354 water 4325, nor turn again 7725 by the same way 1870 that thou camest 1980.
10 So he went 3212 another 312 way 1870, and returned 7725 not by the way 1870 that he came 935 to Bethel 1008.
11 Now there dwelt 3427 an 259 old 2205 prophet 5030 in Bethel 1008; and his sons 1121 came 935 and told 5608 him all the works 4639 that the man 376 of God 430 had done 6213 that day 3117 in Bethel 1008: the words 1697 which he had spoken 1696 unto the king 4428, them they told 5608 also to their father 1.
12 And their father 1 said 1696 unto them, What way 1870 went 1980 he? For his sons 1121 had seen 7200 what 335 way 1870 the man 376 of God 430 went 1980, which came 935 from Judah 3063.
13 And he said 559 unto his sons 1121, Saddle 2280 me the ass 2543. So they saddled 2280 him the ass 2543: and he rode 7392 thereon,
14 And went 3212 after 310 the man 376 of God 430, and found 4672 him sitting 3427 under an oak 424: and he said 559 unto him, Art thou the man 376 of God 430 that camest 935 from Judah 3063? And he said 559, I am.
15 Then he said 559 unto him, Come 3212 home 1004 with me, and eat 398 bread 3899.
16 And he said 559, I may 3201 not return 7725 with thee, nor go in 935 with thee: neither will I eat 398 bread 3899 nor drink 8354 water 4325 with thee in this place 4725:
17 For it was said 1697 to me by the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, Thou shalt eat 398 no bread 3899 nor drink 8354 water 4325 there, nor turn again 7725 to go 3212 by the way 1870 that thou camest 1980.
18 He said 559 unto him, I am a prophet 5030 also as thou art; and an angel 4397 spake 1696 unto me by the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, saying 559, Bring him back 7725 with thee into thine house 1004, that he may eat 398 bread 3899 and drink 8354 water 4325. But he lied 3584 unto him.
19 So he went back 7725 with him, and did eat 398 bread 3899 in his house 1004, and drank 8354 water 4325.
20 And it came to pass, as they sat 3427 at the table 7979, that the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came unto the prophet 5030 that brought him back 7725:
21 And he cried 7121 unto the man 376 of God 430 that came 935 from Judah 3063, saying 559, Thus saith 559 the LORD 3068, Forasmuch as 3282 thou hast disobeyed 4784 the mouth 6310 of the LORD 3068, and hast not kept 8104 the commandment 4687 which the LORD 3068 thy God 430 commanded 6680 thee,
22 But camest back 7725, and hast eaten 398 bread 3899 and drunk 8354 water 4325 in the place 4725, of the which the LORD did say 1696 to thee, Eat 398 no bread 3899, and drink 8354 no water 4325; thy carcase 5038 shall not come 935 unto the sepulchre 6913 of thy fathers 1.
23 And it came to pass, after 310 he had eaten 398 bread 3899, and after 310 he had drunk 8354, that he saddled 2280 for him the ass 2543, to wit, for the prophet 5030 whom he had brought back 7725.
24 And when he was gone 3212, a lion 738 met 4672 him by the way 1870, and slew 4191 him: and his carcase 5038 was cast 7993 in the way 1870, and the ass 2543 stood 5975 by 681 it, the lion 738 also stood 5975 by the carcase 5038.
25 And, behold, men 582 passed by 5674, and saw 7200 the carcase 5038 cast 7993 in the way 1870, and the lion 738 standing 5975 by 681 the carcase 5038: and they came 935 and told 1696 it in the city 5892 where the old 2205 prophet 5030 dwelt 3427.
26 And when the prophet 5030 that brought him back 7725 from the way 1870 heard 8085 thereof, he said 559, It is the man 376 of God 430, who was disobedient 4784 unto the word 6310 of the LORD 3068: therefore the LORD 3068 hath delivered 5414 him unto the lion 738, which hath torn 7665 him, and slain 4191 him, according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, which he spake 1696 unto him.
27 And he spake 1696 to his sons 1121, saying 559, Saddle 2280 me the ass 2543. And they saddled 2280 him.
28 And he went 3212 and found 4672 his carcase 5038 cast 7993 in the way 1870, and the ass 2543 and the lion 738 standing 5975 by 681 the carcase 5038: the lion 738 had not eaten 398 the carcase 5038, nor torn 7665 the ass 2543.
29 And the prophet 5030 took up 5375 the carcase 5038 of the man 376 of God 430, and laid 3240 it upon the ass 2543, and brought it back 7725: and the old 2205 prophet 5030 came 935 to the city 5892, to mourn 5594 and to bury 6912 him.
30 And he laid 3240 his carcase 5038 in his own grave 6913; and they mourned 5594 over him, saying, Alas 1945, my brother 251!
31 And it came to pass, after 310 he had buried 6912 him, that he spake 559 to his sons 1121, saying 559, When I am dead 4191, then bury 6912 me in the sepulchre 6913 wherein the man 376 of God 430 is buried 6912; lay 3240 my bones 6106 beside 681 his bones 6106:
32 For the saying 1697 which he cried 7121 by the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 against the altar 4196 in Bethel 1008, and against all the houses 1004 of the high places 1116 which are in the cities 5892 of Samaria 8111, shall surely come to pass.
33 After 310 this thing 1697 Jeroboam 3379 returned 7725 not from his evil 7451 way 1870, but made 6213 again 7725 of the lowest 7098 of the people 5971 priests 3548 of the high places 1116: whosoever would 2655, he consecrated 4390 3027 him, and he became one of the priests 3548 of the high places 1116.
34 And this thing 1697 became sin 2403 unto the house 1004 of Jeroboam 3379, even to cut it off 3582, and to destroy 8045 it from off the face 6440 of the earth 127.