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13:1 Just then a prophet from Judah , sent by the Lord , arrived in Bethel , as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice . 13:2 With the authority of the Lord he cried out against the altar , “O altar , altar ! This is what the Lord says , ‘Look , a son named Josiah will be born to the Davidic dynasty . He will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who offer sacrifices on you. Human bones will be burned on you.’” 13:3 That day he also announced a sign , “This is the sign the Lord has predetermined : The altar will be split open and the ashes on it will fall to the ground.” 13:4 When the king heard what the prophet cried out against the altar in Bethel , Jeroboam , standing at the altar , extended his hand and ordered , “Seize him!” The hand he had extended shriveled up and he could not pull it back . 13:5 The altar split open and the ashes fell from the altar to the ground, in fulfillment of the sign the prophet had announced with the Lord’s authority . 13:6 The king pled with the prophet , “Seek the favor of the Lord your God and pray for me, so that my hand may be restored .” So the prophet sought the Lord’s favor and the king’s hand was restored to its former condition. 13:7 The king then said to the prophet , “Come home with me and have something to eat . I’d like to give a present .” 13:8 But the prophet said to the king , “Even if you were to give me half your possessions , I could not go with you and eat and drink in this place . 13:9 For the Lord gave me strict orders , ‘Do not eat or drink there and do not go home the way you came .’” 13:10 So he started back on another road ; he did not travel back on the same road he had taken to Bethel .

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