1 Kings 13:1

13:1 Just then 1  a prophet 2  from Judah, sent by the Lord, arrived in Bethel, 3  as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice.

1 Kings 13:4

13:4 When the king heard what the prophet 4  cried out against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam, standing at the altar, extended his hand 5  and ordered, 6  “Seize him!” The hand he had extended shriveled up 7  and he could not pull it back.

1 tn Heb “Look.” The Hebrew particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) is a rhetorical device by which the author invites the reader to visualize the scene for dramatic effect.

2 tn Heb “the man of God.”

3 tn Heb “came by the word of the Lord to Bethel.”

4 tn Heb “the man of God.”

5 tn Heb “Jeroboam extended his hand from the altar.”

6 tn Heb “saying.”

7 tn Heb “dried up” or “withered.” TEV and NLT interpret this as “became paralyzed.”