1 Kings 13 (Lexham English Bible)  View In My Bible  A Man of
God Proclaims Judgment against the False Altar  1 Suddenly a man
of God from Judah came to Bethel, by the word of Yahweh, while
Jeroboam [was] standing at the altar to offer incense. 2 Then he
proclaimed against the altar by the word of Yahweh and said, "O
altar, altar, thus says Yahweh: 'Look, a son will be born to the
house of David, Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice on you
the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and
human bones shall burn on you.'" 3 He gave a sign on that day,
saying, "This [is] the sign that Yahweh has predetermined: Look,
[this] altar will be torn [apart], and the ashes that [are] on
it will be poured out." 4 It happened at the moment the king
heard the word of the man of God that he cried out against the
altar in Bethel, Jeroboam stretched out his hand from the altar,
saying, "Seize him!" But his hand which he stretched out to him
was paralyzed, and he was not able to draw it back to himself. 5
Then the