1 Kings 13:1-10

1And behold, there came a man of 1God from Judah, by the word of Jehovah, to Bethel; and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.

2And he cried against the altar by the word of Jehovah, and said, O altar, altar! thus saith Jehovah: Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he sacrifice the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burned upon thee.

3And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign that Jehovah hath spoken: Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.

4And it came to pass when the king heard the word of the man of 2God, which he cried against the altar in Bethel, that Jeroboam stretched forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand which he stretched out against him dried up, so that he could not bring it back again to him.

5And the altar was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign that the man of 3God had given by the word of Jehovah.

6And the king answered and said to the man of 4God, Intreat now Jehovah thy 5God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me again. And the man of 6God intreated Jehovah, and the king's hand was restored to him again, and became as before.

7And the king said to the man of 7God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a present.

8And the man of 8God said to the king, If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place;

9for so was it charged me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Thou shalt eat no bread, nor drink water, nor return by the way that thou shalt go.

10So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he had come to Bethel.