1Ki 13:4 | NET2full | STEP | When the king heard the prophet’s message that he had cried out against the altar in Bethel , Jeroboam took his hand from the altar and pointed it saying , “ Seize him!” Then the hand that he had pointed at him stiffened up , and he could not pull it back .

‏ 1 Kings 13:4

4 When the king heard the prophet’s message that he had cried out against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam took his hand from the altar and pointed it ^{▼▼tn Heb “extended his hand from the altar.”} saying, “Seize him!” Then the hand that he had pointed at him stiffened up, ^{▼▼tn Heb The verb יָבֵשׁ (yavesh) usually describes water sources as dry or plants as dry and withered. Applied to a hand or an arm (Zech 11:17), it probably means to be(come) stiff, feeble, or both. TEV and NLT interpret this as “became paralyzed.”} and he could not pull it back.