1Ki 13:1-4 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now behold , a man of God came from Judah to Bethel by the word of the Lord , while Jeroboam was standing at the altar to burn incense .

1 Kings 13:1-4

Jeroboam Warned, Stricken

1 Now behold, ^aa man of God came from Judah to Bethel by the word of the Lord, while Jeroboam was standing at the altar ^bto burn incense. 2 And ^che cried out against the altar by the word of the Lord and said, “Altar, altar, this is what the Lord says: ‘Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, ^dJosiah by name; and on you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and human bones shall burn on you.’” 3 Then he gave a ^{▼▼Or wonder}sign on the same day, saying, “ ^fThis is the ^{▼▼Or wonder}sign which the Lord has spoken: ‘Behold, the altar shall be torn to pieces and the ^{▼▼Lit ashes of fat}ashes which are on it shall be poured out.’” 4 Now when the king heard the statement of the man of God which he cried out against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, “Seize him!” But his hand which he had stretched out toward him dried up, and he could not draw it back to himself.