1 Kings 13

1Behold, a man of God came out of Judah by Yahweh’s word to Bethel; and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.Cross-references: Num 16:40 · 1Ki 12:22 · 1Ki 12:32 · 1Ki 13:5 · 1Ki 13:9 · 1Ki 13:26 · +11 more

2He cried against the altar by Yahweh’s word, and said, “Altar! Altar! Yahweh says: ‘Behold, a son will be born to David’s house, Josiah by name. On you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and they will burn men’s bones on you.’”Cross-references: Deut 32:1 · 1Ki 13:32 · 2Ki 22:1 · 2Ki 23:15 · 2Chr 34:1 · 2Chr 34:4 · +11 more

3He gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign which Yahweh has spoken: Behold, the altar will be split apart, and the ashes that are on it will be poured out.”Cross-references: Ex 4:3 · Ex 4:8 · Ex 7:10 · Deut 13:1 · Judg 6:17 · 1Sam 2:34 · +8 more

4When the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam put out his hand from the altar, saying, “Seize him!” His hand, which he put out against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back again to himself.Cross-references: Gen 19:11 · 2Ki 6:18 · 2Chr 16:10 · 2Chr 18:25 · 2Chr 25:15 · Ps 105:15 · +16 more

5The altar was also split apart, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by Yahweh’s word.Cross-references: Ex 9:18 · Num 16:23 · Deut 18:22 · 1Ki 13:3 · 1Ki 22:28 · 1Ki 22:35 · +3 more

6The king answered the man of God, “Now intercede for the favor of Yahweh your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” The man of God interceded with Yahweh, and the king’s hand was restored to him, and became as it was before.Cross-references: Ex 8:8 · Ex 8:12 · Ex 8:28 · Ex 9:28 · Ex 10:17 · Ex 12:32 · +15 more

7The king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”Cross-references: Gen 18:5 · Judg 13:15 · Judg 19:21 · 1Sam 9:7 · 2Ki 5:15 · Jer 40:5 · +3 more

8The man of God said to the king, “Even if you gave me half of your house, I would not go in with you, neither would I eat bread nor drink water in this place;Cross-references: Ex 5:3 · Ex 5:6 · Ex 7:2 · Num 22:18 · Num 24:13 · 1Ki 13:16 · +5 more

9for so was it commanded me by Yahweh’s word, saying, ‘You shall eat no bread, drink no water, and don’t return by the way that you came.’”Cross-references: Num 16:26 · Deut 13:13 · 1Sam 15:22 · 1Ki 13:1 · 1Ki 13:21 · Job 23:12 · +9 more

10So he went another way, and didn’t return by the way that he came to Bethel.

11Now an old prophet lived in Bethel, and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king.Cross-references: Num 23:4 · Num 24:2 · 1Sam 10:11 · 1Ki 13:20 · 1Ki 13:25 · 2Ki 23:18 · +5 more

12Their father said to them, “Which way did he go?” Now his sons had seen which way the man of God went, who came from Judah.

13He said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him; and he rode on it.Cross-references: Num 22:21 · Judg 5:10 · Judg 10:4 · 2Sam 19:26 · 1Ki 13:27

14He went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak. He said to him, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” He said, “I am.”Cross-references: 1Ki 19:4 · John 4:6 · John 4:34 · 1Cor 4:11 · 2Cor 11:27 · Phil 4:12

15Then he said to him, “Come home with me and eat bread.”

16He said, “I may not return with you, nor go in with you. I will not eat bread or drink water with you in this place.Cross-references: Gen 3:1 · Num 22:13 · Num 22:19 · 1Ki 13:8 · Matt 4:10 · Matt 16:23

17For it was said to me by Yahweh’s word, ‘You shall eat no bread or drink water there, and don’t turn again to go by the way that you came.’”Cross-references: 1Ki 13:1 · 1Ki 20:35 · 1Thess 4:15

18He said to him, “I also am a prophet as you are; and an angel spoke to me by Yahweh’s word, saying, ‘Bring him back with you into your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.’” He lied to him.Cross-references: Gen 3:4 · Num 22:35 · Judg 6:11 · Judg 13:3 · Isa 9:15 · Jer 5:12 · +15 more

19So he went back with him, ate bread in his house, and drank water.Cross-references: Gen 3:6 · Deut 13:1 · Deut 13:3 · Deut 13:5 · Deut 18:20 · 1Ki 13:9 · +2 more

20As they sat at the table, Yahweh’s word came to the prophet who brought him back;Cross-references: Num 23:5 · Num 23:16 · Num 24:4 · Num 24:16 · Matt 7:22 · John 11:51 · +1 more

21and he cried out to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, “Yahweh says, ‘Because you have been disobedient to Yahweh’s word, and have not kept the commandment which Yahweh your God commanded you,Cross-references: Gen 3:7 · Lev 10:3 · Num 20:12 · Num 20:24 · 1Sam 4:18 · 1Sam 13:13 · +10 more

22but came back, and have eaten bread and drank water in the place of which he said to you, “Eat no bread, and drink no water,” your body will not come to the tomb of your fathers.’”Cross-references: 1Ki 13:30 · 1Ki 14:13 · 2Chr 21:19 · Isa 14:18 · Jer 22:18

23After he had eaten bread and after he drank, he saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back.

24When he had gone, a lion met him by the way and killed him. His body was thrown on the path, and the donkey stood by it. The lion also stood by the body.Cross-references: 1Ki 20:36 · 2Ki 2:24 · Prov 22:13 · Prov 26:13 · Amos 5:19 · 1Cor 11:31 · +1 more

25Behold, men passed by and saw the body thrown on the path, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet lived.Cross-references: 1Ki 13:11

26When the prophet who brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, “It is the man of God who was disobedient to Yahweh’s word. Therefore Yahweh has delivered him to the lion, which has mauled him and slain him, according to Yahweh’s word which he spoke to him.”Cross-references: Lev 10:3 · 2Sam 12:10 · 2Sam 12:14 · Ps 119:120 · Prov 11:31 · Ezek 9:6 · +3 more

27He said to his sons, saying, “Saddle the donkey for me,” and they saddled it.

28He went and found his body thrown on the path, and the donkey and the lion standing by the body. The lion had not eaten the body nor mauled the donkey.Cross-references: Lev 10:2 · Lev 10:5 · 1Ki 17:4 · 1Ki 17:6 · Job 38:11 · Ps 148:7 · +6 more

29The prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. He came to the city of the old prophet to mourn, and to bury him.

30He laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!”Cross-references: 1Ki 14:13 · Jer 22:18 · Acts 8:2

31After he had buried him, he spoke to his sons, saying, “When I am dead, bury me in the tomb in which the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones.Cross-references: Num 23:10 · 2Ki 23:17 · Ps 26:9 · Eccl 8:10 · Luke 16:22

32For the saying which he cried by Yahweh’s word against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, will surely happen.”Cross-references: Lev 26:30 · 1Ki 12:29 · 1Ki 12:31 · 1Ki 13:2 · 1Ki 16:24 · 2Ki 23:16 · +3 more

33After this thing, Jeroboam didn’t turn from his evil way, but again made priests of the high places from among all the people. Whoever wanted to, he consecrated him, that there might be priests of the high places.Cross-references: Ex 28:41 · Num 1:51 · Num 3:10 · Num 17:5 · Num 17:12 · Judg 17:12 · +7 more

34This thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off and to destroy it from off the surface of the earth.Cross-references: 1Ki 12:26 · 1Ki 12:30 · 1Ki 14:10 · 1Ki 15:29 · 2Ki 10:31 · 2Ki 17:21 · +1 more