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1 Kings 13 (WEBP)

[1] Behold, a man of God came out of Judah by Yahweh’s word to Bethel; and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
[2] He cried against the altar by Yahweh’s word, and said, “Altar! Altar! Yahweh says: ‘Behold, a son will be born to David’s house, Josiah by name. On you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and they will burn men’s bones on you.’”
[3] He gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign which Yahweh has spoken: Behold, the altar will be split apart, and the ashes that are on it will be poured out.”
[4] When the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam put out his hand from the altar, saying, “Seize him!” His hand, which he put out against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back again to himself.
[5] The altar was also split apart, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by Yahweh’s word.
[6] The king answered the man of God, “Now intercede for the favor of Yahweh your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” The man of God interceded with Yahweh, and the king’s hand was restored to him, and became as it was before.
[7] The king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”
[8] The man of God said to the king, “Even if you gave me half of your house, I would not go in with you, neither would I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
[9] for so was it commanded me by Yahweh’s word, saying, ‘You shall eat no bread, drink no water, and don’t return by the way that you came.’”
[10] So he went another way, and didn’t return by the way that he came to Bethel.
[11] Now an old prophet lived in Bethel, and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king.
[12] Their father said to them, “Which way did he go?” Now his sons had seen which way the man of God went, who came from Judah.
[13] He said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him; and he rode on it.
[14] He went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak. He said to him, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” He said, “I am.”
[15] Then he said to him, “Come home with me and eat bread.”
[16] He said, “I may not return with you, nor go in with you. I will not eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
[17] For it was said to me by Yahweh’s word, ‘You shall eat no bread or drink water there, and don’t turn again to go by the way that you came.’”
[18] He said to him, “I also am a prophet as you are; and an angel spoke to me by Yahweh’s word, saying, ‘Bring him back with you into your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.’” He lied to him.
[19] So he went back with him, ate bread in his house, and drank water.
[20] As they sat at the table, Yahweh’s word came to the prophet who brought him back;
[21] and he cried out to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, “Yahweh says, ‘Because you have been disobedient to Yahweh’s word, and have not kept the commandment which Yahweh your God commanded you,
[22] but came back, and have eaten bread and drank water in the place of which he said to you, “Eat no bread, and drink no water,” your body will not come to the tomb of your fathers.’”
[23] After he had eaten bread and after he drank, he saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back.
[24] When he had gone, a lion met him by the way and killed him. His body was thrown on the path, and the donkey stood by it. The lion also stood by the body.
[25] Behold, men passed by and saw the body thrown on the path, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet lived.
[26] When the prophet who brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, “It is the man of God who was disobedient to Yahweh’s word. Therefore Yahweh has delivered him to the lion, which has mauled him and slain him, according to Yahweh’s word which he spoke to him.”
[27] He said to his sons, saying, “Saddle the donkey for me,” and they saddled it.
[28] He went and found his body thrown on the path, and the donkey and the lion standing by the body. The lion had not eaten the body nor mauled the donkey.
[29] The prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. He came to the city of the old prophet to mourn, and to bury him.
[30] He laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!”
[31] After he had buried him, he spoke to his sons, saying, “When I am dead, bury me in the tomb in which the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones.
[32] For the saying which he cried by Yahweh’s word against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, will surely happen.”
[33] After this thing, Jeroboam didn’t turn from his evil way, but again made priests of the high places from among all the people. Whoever wanted to, he consecrated him, that there might be priests of the high places.
[34] This thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off and to destroy it from off the surface of the earth.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Kings 13 (KJVS)

[1] And, behold, there came () a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam stood () by the altar to burn incense. ()
[2] And he cried () against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, () O altar, altar, thus saith () the Lord; Behold, a child shall be born () unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer () the priests of the high places that burn incense () upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt () upon thee.
[3] And he gave () a sign the same day, saying, () This is the sign which the Lord hath spoken; () Behold, the altar shall be rent, () and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out. ()
[4] And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard () the saying of the man of God, which had cried () against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth () his hand from the altar, saying, () Lay hold () on him. And his hand, which he put forth () against him, dried up, () so that he could () not pull it in again () to him.
[5] The altar also was rent, () and the ashes poured out () from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given () by the word of the Lord.
[6] And the king answered () and said () unto the man of God, Intreat () now the face of the Lord thy God, and pray () for me, that my hand may be restored me again. () And the man of God besought () the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored him again, () and became as it was before.
[7] And the king said () unto the man of God, Come () home with me, and refresh () thyself, and I will give () thee a reward.
[8] And the man of God said () unto the king, If thou wilt give () me half thine house, I will not go in () with thee, neither will I eat () bread nor drink () water in this place:
[9] for so was it charged () me by the word of the Lord, saying, () Eat () no bread, nor drink () water, nor turn again () by the same way that thou camest. ()
[10] So he went () another way, and returned () not by the way that he came () to Beth-el.
[11] Now there dwelt () an old prophet in Beth-el; and his sons came () and told () him all the works that the man of God had done () that day in Beth-el: the words which he had spoken () unto the king, them they told () also to their father.
[12] And their father said () unto them, What way went () he? For his sons had seen () what way the man of God went, () which came () from Judah.
[13] And he said () unto his sons, Saddle () me the ass. So they saddled () him the ass: and he rode () thereon,
[14] and went () after the man of God, and found () him sitting () under an oak: and he said () unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest () from Judah? And he said, () I am.
[15] Then he said () unto him, Come () home with me, and eat () bread.
[16] And he said, () I may () not return () with thee, nor go in () with thee: neither will I eat () bread nor drink () water with thee in this place:
[17] for it was said to me by the word of the Lord, Thou shalt eat () no bread nor drink () water there, nor turn again () to go () by the way that thou camest. ()
[18] He said () unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake () unto me by the word of the Lord, saying, () Bring him back () with thee into thine house, that he may eat () bread and drink () water. But he lied () unto him.
[19] So he went back () with him, and did eat () bread in his house, and drank () water.
[20] And it came to pass, as they sat () at the table, that the word of the Lord came unto the prophet that brought him back: ()
[21] and he cried () unto the man of God that came () from Judah, saying, () Thus saith () the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed () the mouth of the Lord, and hast not kept () the commandment which the Lord thy God commanded () thee,
[22] but camest back, () and hast eaten () bread and drunk () water in the place, of the which the Lord did say () to thee, Eat () no bread, and drink () no water; thy carcase shall not come () unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.
[23] And it came to pass, after he had eaten () bread, and after he had drunk, () that he saddled () for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back. ()
[24] And when he was gone, () a lion met () him by the way, and slew () him: and his carcase was cast () in the way, and the ass stood () by it, the lion also stood () by the carcase.
[25] And, behold, men passed by, () and saw () the carcase cast () in the way, and the lion standing () by the carcase: and they came () and told () it in the city where the old prophet dwelt. ()
[26] And when the prophet that brought him back () from the way heard () thereof, he said, () It is the man of God, who was disobedient () unto the word of the Lord: therefore the Lord hath delivered () him unto the lion, which hath torn () him, and slain () him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake () unto him.
[27] And he spake () to his sons, saying, () Saddle () me the ass. And they saddled () him.
[28] And he went () and found () his carcase cast () in the way, and the ass and the lion standing () by the carcase: the lion had not eaten () the carcase, nor torn () the ass.
[29] And the prophet took up () the carcase of the man of God, and laid () it upon the ass, and brought it back: () and the old prophet came () to the city, to mourn () and to bury () him.
[30] And he laid () his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned () over him, saying, Alas, my brother!
[31] And it came to pass, after he had buried () him, that he spake () to his sons, saying, () When I am dead, () then bury () me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; () lay () my bones beside his bones:
[32] for the saying which he cried () by the word of the Lord against the altar in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
[33] After this thing Jeroboam returned () not from his evil way, but made () again () of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated () him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.
[34] And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, () and to destroy () it from off the face of the earth.

1 Kings 13:1 Or, to offer
1 Kings 13:6 Heb. the face of the LORD
1 Kings 13:17 Heb. a word was
1 Kings 13:26 Heb. broken
1 Kings 13:28 Heb. broken
1 Kings 13:33a Heb. returned and made
1 Kings 13:33b Heb. filled his hand

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Kings 13 (BYZ)

[1] και ιδου ανθρωπος του θεου εξ ιουδα παρεγενετο εν λογω κυριου εις βαιθηλ και ιεροβοαμ ειστηκει επι το θυσιαστηριον του επιθυσαι
[2] και επεκαλεσεν προς το θυσιαστηριον εν λογω κυριου και ειπεν θυσιαστηριον θυσιαστηριον ταδε λεγει κυριος ιδου υιος τικτεται τω οικω δαυιδ ιωσιας ονομα αυτω και θυσει επι σε τους ιερεις των υψηλων τους επιθυοντας επι σε και οστα ανθρωπων καυσει επι σε
[3] και εδωκεν εν τη ημερα εκεινη τερας λεγων τουτο το ρημα ο ελαλησεν κυριος λεγων ιδου το θυσιαστηριον ρηγνυται και εκχυθησεται η πιοτης η επ αυτω
[4] και εγενετο ως ηκουσεν ο βασιλευς ιεροβοαμ των λογων του ανθρωπου του θεου του επικαλεσαμενου επι το θυσιαστηριον το εν βαιθηλ και εξετεινεν ο βασιλευς την χειρα αυτου απο του θυσιαστηριου λεγων συλλαβετε αυτον και ιδου εξηρανθη η χειρ αυτου ην εξετεινεν επ αυτον και ουκ ηδυνηθη επιστρεψαι αυτην προς εαυτον
[5] και το θυσιαστηριον ερραγη και εξεχυθη η πιοτης απο του θυσιαστηριου κατα το τερας ο εδωκεν ο ανθρωπος του θεου εν λογω κυριου
[6] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς ιεροβοαμ τω ανθρωπω του θεου δεηθητι του προσωπου κυριου του θεου σου και επιστρεψατω η χειρ μου προς με και εδεηθη ο ανθρωπος του θεου του προσωπου κυριου και επεστρεψεν την χειρα του βασιλεως προς αυτον και εγενετο καθως το προτερον
[7] και ελαλησεν ο βασιλευς προς τον ανθρωπον του θεου εισελθε μετ εμου εις οικον και αριστησον και δωσω σοι δομα
[8] και ειπεν ο ανθρωπος του θεου προς τον βασιλεα εαν μοι δως το ημισυ του οικου σου ουκ εισελευσομαι μετα σου ουδε μη φαγω αρτον ουδε μη πιω υδωρ εν τω τοπω τουτω
[9] οτι ουτως ενετειλατο μοι εν λογω κυριος λεγων μη φαγης αρτον και μη πιης υδωρ και μη επιστρεψης εν τη οδω η επορευθης εν αυτη
[10] και απηλθεν εν οδω αλλη και ουκ ανεστρεψεν εν τη οδω η ηλθεν εν αυτη εις βαιθηλ
[11] και προφητης εις πρεσβυτης κατωκει εν βαιθηλ και ερχονται οι υιοι αυτου και διηγησαντο αυτω απαντα τα εργα α εποιησεν ο ανθρωπος του θεου εν τη ημερα εκεινη εν βαιθηλ και τους λογους ους ελαλησεν τω βασιλει και επεστρεψαν το προσωπον του πατρος αυτων
[12] και ελαλησεν προς αυτους ο πατηρ αυτων λεγων ποια οδω πεπορευται και δεικνυουσιν αυτω οι υιοι αυτου την οδον εν η ανηλθεν ο ανθρωπος του θεου ο ελθων εξ ιουδα
[13] και ειπεν τοις υιοις αυτου επισαξατε μοι τον ονον και επεσαξαν αυτω τον ονον και επεβη επ αυτον
[14] και επορευθη κατοπισθεν του ανθρωπου του θεου και ευρεν αυτον καθημενον υπο δρυν και ειπεν αυτω ει συ ει ο ανθρωπος του θεου ο εληλυθως εξ ιουδα και ειπεν αυτω εγω
[15] και ειπεν αυτω δευρο μετ εμου και φαγε αρτον
[16] και ειπεν ου μη δυνωμαι του επιστρεψαι μετα σου ουδε μη φαγομαι αρτον ουδε πιομαι υδωρ εν τω τοπω τουτω
[17] οτι ουτως εντεταλται μοι εν λογω κυριος λεγων μη φαγης αρτον εκει και μη πιης υδωρ εκει και μη επιστρεψης εν τη οδω η επορευθης εν αυτη
[18] και ειπεν προς αυτον καγω προφητης ειμι καθως συ και αγγελος λελαληκεν προς με εν ρηματι κυριου λεγων επιστρεψον αυτον προς σεαυτον εις τον οικον σου και φαγετω αρτον και πιετω υδωρ και εψευσατο αυτω
[19] και επεστρεψεν αυτον και εφαγεν αρτον και επιεν υδωρ εν τω οικω αυτου
[20] και εγενετο αυτων καθημενων επι της τραπεζης και εγενετο λογος κυριου προς τον προφητην τον επιστρεψαντα αυτον
[21] και ειπεν προς τον ανθρωπον του θεου τον ηκοντα εξ ιουδα λεγων ταδε λεγει κυριος ανθ ων παρεπικρανας το ρημα κυριου και ουκ εφυλαξας την εντολην ην ενετειλατο σοι κυριος ο θεος σου
[22] και επεστρεψας και εφαγες αρτον και επιες υδωρ εν τω τοπω τουτω ω ελαλησεν προς σε λεγων μη φαγης αρτον και μη πιης υδωρ ου μη εισελθη το σωμα σου εις τον ταφον των πατερων σου
[23] και εγενετο μετα το φαγειν αρτον και πιειν υδωρ και επεσαξεν αυτω τον ονον και επεστρεψεν
[24] και απηλθεν και ευρεν αυτον λεων εν τη οδω και εθανατωσεν αυτον και ην το σωμα αυτου ερριμμενον εν τη οδω και ο ονος ειστηκει παρ αυτο και ο λεων ειστηκει παρα το σωμα
[25] και ιδου ανδρες παραπορευομενοι και ειδον το θνησιμαιον ερριμμενον εν τη οδω και ο λεων ειστηκει εχομενα του θνησιμαιου και εισηλθον και ελαλησαν εν τη πολει ου ο προφητης ο πρεσβυτης κατωκει εν αυτη
[26] και ηκουσεν ο επιστρεψας αυτον εκ της οδου και ειπεν ο ανθρωπος του θεου ουτος εστιν ος παρεπικρανε το ρημα κυριου …
[28] και επορευθη και ευρεν το σωμα αυτου ερριμμενον εν τη οδω και ο ονος και ο λεων ειστηκεισαν παρα το σωμα και ουκ εφαγεν ο λεων το σωμα του ανθρωπου του θεου και ου συνετριψεν τον ονον
[29] και ηρεν ο προφητης το σωμα του ανθρωπου του θεου και επεθηκεν αυτο επι τον ονον και επεστρεψεν αυτον εις την πολιν ο προφητης του θαψαι αυτον
[30] εν τω ταφω εαυτου και εκοψαντο αυτον ουαι αδελφε
[31] και εγενετο μετα το κοψασθαι αυτον και ειπεν τοις υιοις αυτου λεγων εαν αποθανω θαψατε με εν τω ταφω τουτω ου ο ανθρωπος του θεου τεθαπται εν αυτω παρα τα οστα αυτου θετε με ινα σωθωσι τα οστα μου μετα των οστων αυτου
[32] οτι γινομενον εσται το ρημα ο ελαλησεν εν λογω κυριου επι του θυσιαστηριου του εν βαιθηλ και επι τους οικους τους υψηλους τους εν σαμαρεια
[33] και μετα το ρημα τουτο ουκ επεστρεψεν ιεροβοαμ απο της κακιας αυτου και επεστρεψεν και εποιησεν εκ μερους του λαου ιερεις υψηλων ο βουλομενος επληρου την χειρα αυτου και εγινετο ιερευς εις τα υψηλα
[34] και εγενετο το ρημα τουτο εις αμαρτιαν τω οικω ιεροβοαμ και εις ολεθρον και εις αφανισμον απο προσωπου της γης

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.