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1 Kings 13:1

A man of God came from Judah to Bethel by a revelation from the Lord while Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Beth-El;   Calf;   Intercession;   Jeroboam;   Josiah;   Judgments;   Reproof;   Rulers;   Thompson Chain Reference - Beth-El;   Jeroboam;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Calves of Jeroboam;   Prophets;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Bethel;   Iddo;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Bethel;   Jeroboam;   Josiah;   Prophecy, prophet;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Bethel;   Jeroboam;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Bethel;   False Prophet;   High Place;   Iddo;   Jeroboam;   King, Kingship;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jadon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bethel ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Law of Moses;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Jeroboam;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Josiah;   Old Prophet, the;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Bethel;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Now behold, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of Yahweh, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now behold, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And behold, ther came a man of God out of Iuda by the worde of the lord, vnto Bethel: and Ieroboam stoode by the aulter to put incense.
New King James Version
And behold, a man of God went from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD, and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
Literal Translation
And, behold, a man of God had come from Judah to Bethel, by the Word of Jehovah, and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord commanded a man of God from Judah to go to the city of Bethel. King Jeroboam was standing at the altar offering incense when the man of God arrived.
Revised Standard Version
And behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel. Jerobo'am was standing by the altar to burn incense.
World English Bible
Behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of Yahweh to Beth-el: and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
King James Version (1611)
And behold, there came a man of God out of Iudah by the word of the Lord vnto Bethel: and Ieroboam stood by the altar to burne incense.
King James Version
And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And beholde, there came a ma of God from Iuda (thorow the worde of the LORDE) vnto Bethel, and Ieroboam stode by the altar to burne incense.
THE MESSAGE
And then this happened: Just as Jeroboam was at the Altar, about to make an offering, a holy man came from Judah by God 's command and preached (these were God 's orders) to the Altar: "Altar, Altar! God 's message! ‘A son will be born into David's family named Josiah. The priests from the shrines who are making offerings on you, he will sacrifice—on you! Human bones burned on you!'" At the same time he announced a sign: "This is the proof God gives—the Altar will split into pieces and the holy offerings spill into the dirt."
American Standard Version
And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of Jehovah unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
Bible in Basic English
Then a man of God came from Judah by the order of the Lord to Beth-el, where Jeroboam was by the altar, burning offerings.
Update Bible Version
And, look, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of Yahweh to Beth-el: and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
Webster's Bible Translation
And behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Beth-el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
New English Translation
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.
Contemporary English Version
One day, Jeroboam was standing at the altar in Bethel, ready to make an offering. Suddenly one of God's prophets arrived from Judah and shouted: The Lord sent me with a message about this altar. A child named Josiah will be born into David's family. He will sacrifice on this altar the priests who make offerings here, and human bones will be burned on it.
Complete Jewish Bible
Just then, as Yarov‘am was standing by the altar to burn incense, a man of God came out of Y'hudah, directed to Beit-El by a word from Adonai .
Darby Translation
And behold, there came a man of God from Judah, by the word of Jehovah, to Bethel; and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And beholde, there came a man of God out of Iudah (by the commaundement of the Lorde) vnto Beth-el, and Ieroboam stoode by the altar to offer incense.
George Lamsa Translation
AND, behold, there came a prophet out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Beth-el; and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense on the fifteenth day of the month, according to the feast which was in Judah. And he burned incense on the altar.
Amplified Bible
Now behold, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word (command) of the LORD, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar [which he had built] to burn incense.
Hebrew Names Version
Behold, there came a man of God out of Yehudah by the word of the LORD to Beit-El: and Yarov`am was standing by the altar to burn incense.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Beth-el; and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer.
New Living Translation
At the Lord 's command, a man of God from Judah went to Bethel, arriving there just as Jeroboam was approaching the altar to burn incense.
New Life Bible
A man of God came from Judah to Bethel by the word of the Lord. Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn special perfume.
New Revised Standard
While Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer incense, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the Lord to Bethel
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And behold, there came a man of God out of Juda by the word of the Lord to Baethel, and Jeroboam stood at the altar to sacrifice.
English Revised Version
And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Beth–el: and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
Berean Standard Bible
Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And lo! a man of God, came in out of Judah, by the word of Yahweh, unto Bethel, - as Jeroboam was standing by the altar, to make a perfume.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And behold there came a man of God out of Juda, by the word of the Lord, to Bethel, when Jeroboam was standing upon the altar, and burning incense.
Lexham English Bible
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.
English Standard Version
And behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the Lord to Bethel. Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make offerings.
New American Standard Bible
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.
New Century Version
The Lord commanded a man of God from Judah to go to Bethel. When he arrived, Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer a sacrifice.
Good News Translation
At the Lord 's command a prophet from Judah went to Bethel and arrived there as Jeroboam stood at the altar to offer the sacrifice.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And lo! a man of God cam fro Juda, bi the word of the Lord, in to Bethel, while Jeroboam stood on the auter, `and castide encence.
Young's Literal Translation
And lo, a man of God hath come from Judah, by the word of Jehovah, unto Beth-El, and Jeroboam is standing by the altar -- to make perfume;

Contextual Overview

1 A man of God came from Judah to Bethel by a revelation from the Lord while Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense. 2 The man of God cried out against the altar by a revelation from the Lord : "Altar, altar, this is what the Lord says, ‘A son will be born to the house of David, named Josiah, and he will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who are burning incense on you. Human bones will be burned on you.'" 3 He gave a sign that day. He said, "This is the sign that the Lord has spoken: ‘The altar will now be ripped apart, and the ashes that are on it will be poured out.'" 4 When the king heard the word that the man of God had cried out against the altar at Bethel, Jeroboam stretched out his hand from the altar and said, "Arrest him!" But the hand he stretched out against him withered, and he could not pull it back to himself. 5 The altar was ripped apart, and the ashes poured from the altar, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the Lord . 6 Then the king responded to the man of God, "Plead for the favor of the Lord your God and pray for me so that my hand may be restored to me." So the man of God pleaded for the favor of the Lord , and the king's hand was restored to him and became as it had been at first. 7 Then the king declared to the man of God, "Come home with me, refresh yourself, and I'll give you a reward." 8 But the man of God replied, "If you were to give me half your house, I still wouldn't go with you, and I wouldn't eat bread or drink water in this place, 9 for this is what I was commanded by the word of the Lord : ‘You must not eat bread or drink water or go back the way you came.'" 10 So he went another way; he did not go back by the way he had come to Bethel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

there came: 1 Kings 12:22, 2 Kings 23:17, 2 Chronicles 9:29

by the word: 1 Kings 13:5, 1 Kings 13:9, 1 Kings 13:26, 1 Kings 13:32, 1 Kings 20:35, Jeremiah 25:3, 1 Thessalonians 4:15

Jeroboam: 1 Kings 12:32, 1 Kings 12:33, 2 Chronicles 26:18

burn: or, offer, Numbers 16:40, Jeremiah 11:12, Jeremiah 32:29, Malachi 1:11, Revelation 8:3

Reciprocal: Leviticus 10:1 - put incense Deuteronomy 33:1 - the man Joshua 14:6 - the man 1 Samuel 2:27 - a man 1 Samuel 9:6 - city 2 Samuel 12:1 - the Lord 1 Kings 11:26 - Jeroboam 1 Kings 13:14 - Art thou 1 Kings 13:17 - by the word 1 Kings 17:18 - O thou man 1 Kings 20:28 - there came 2 Kings 2:2 - Bethel 2 Kings 4:9 - man of God 2 Kings 8:7 - General 2 Kings 16:12 - approached 2 Kings 17:11 - burnt 2 Kings 23:16 - burned 2 Kings 23:18 - the bones of the prophet 2 Chronicles 8:14 - so had David the man of God commanded 2 Chronicles 25:7 - a man of God 2 Chronicles 26:16 - to burn Psalms 90:1 - the man Jeremiah 35:4 - a man Hosea 12:10 - have also Amos 7:13 - for 1 Timothy 6:11 - O man 2 Peter 1:21 - in old time

Cross-References

Genesis 13:9
Isn't the whole land before you? Separate from me: if you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left."
Genesis 20:1
From there Abraham traveled to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived in Gerar,
Genesis 21:33
Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and there he called on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God.
Joshua 10:40
So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the Judean foothills, and the slopes—with all their kings, leaving no survivors. He completely destroyed every living being, as the Lord , the God of Israel, had commanded.
Joshua 18:5
Then they are to divide it into seven portions. Judah is to remain in its territory in the south and Joseph's family in their territory in the north.
1 Samuel 27:10
who inquired, "Where did you raid today?" David replied, "The south country of Judah," "The south country of the Jerahmeelites," or "Against the south country of the Kenites."
2 Samuel 24:7
They went to the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Afterward, they went to the Negev of Judah at Beer-sheba.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah,.... Whom Josephus x calls Jadon, perhaps the same with Iddo, who is by the Jewish writers y generally thought to be this man of God, and which may seem to be countenanced by 2 Chronicles 9:29 but cannot be, because this man was quickly slain, whereas Iddo lived after Rehoboam, and wrote his acts, first and last, nay, after Ahijah his son, 2 Chronicles 13:22 and for the same reason Shemaiah cannot be the man of God, 1 Kings 12:22, though Tertullian z calls him Sameas, and designs Shemaiah: but, whoever he was, he came

by the word of the Lord to Bethel: that is, by his command:

and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense; at the time he came, 1 Kings 12:33.

x Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 8. c. 8. sect. 3.) y Seder Olam Rabba, c. 20. Shalshalet Hakabala, fol. 11. 1. Jarch & Kimchi in loc. z De Jejuniis, c. 16.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Rather, “in the word of the Lord.” The meaning seems to be, not merely that the prophet was bid to come, but that he came in the strength and power of God’s word, a divinely inspired messenger. (Compare 1 Kings 13:2, 1 Kings 13:5,1 Kings 13:32.)

By the altar - “On the altar;” i, e. on the ledge, or platform, halfway up the altar, whereupon the officiating priest always stood to sacrifice. Compare 1 Kings 12:32 note.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XIII

A man of God prophesies against Jeroboam's altar, and foretells

the destruction of that altar, and of its idolatrous priests by

Josiah; and gives Jeroboam a sign that the prophecy should be

accomplished, 1-3.

Jeroboam is enraged, and orders the man of God to be seized;

and stretching out his hand for this purpose, his arm dries up,

4.

The altar is rent, and the ashes poured out, according to the

sign given by the man of God; and at his intercession

Jeroboam's arm is restored, 5, 6.

Jeroboam wishes to engage him in his service, but he refuses,

and tells him that he was ordered by God not even to eat or

drink in that place; and he accordingly departs, 7-10.

An old prophet that dwelt at Beth-el, hearing of this, rides

after the man of God; deceives him; brings him back to his

house, and persuades him to eat and drink, 11-19.

While he is eating, the word of the Lord comes to the old

prophet, and he foretells the death of the man of God; who

departing is met by a lion, and slain, 20-25.

On hearing this, the old prophet goes to the place, finds the

carcass, brings it home, burns it, and mourns over it, charging

his sons to bury him, when dead, in the same grave, 26-32.

Notwithstanding these warnings, Jeroboam continues in his

idolatry, 33, 34.

NOTES ON CHAP. XIII

Verse 1 Kings 13:1. There came a man of God — Who this was we know not. The Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic call him a prophet. The Vulgate and Septuagint follow the Hebrew, איש אלהים ish elohim means a Divine person, one wholly devoted to God's service. Some have thought it was Shemaiah, others Joel, and others Iddo. It could not have been the latter, for he wrote the acts of Jeroboam, 2 Chronicles 9:29, and the prophet was killed before he returned home; but conjecture is idle on such a subject.

Jeroboam stood by the altar — Like gods, like priest; he made himself high priest, and he took of the lowest of the people, and made them priests of the high places; they proved themselves to be fools by worshipping calves.


 
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