| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1And 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. | 1A man of God came from Judah to Bethel by a revelation from the LORD while Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense. |
| 2Then he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, and said, “O altar, altar! Thus says the LORD: ‘Behold, a child, Josiah by name, shall be born to the house of David; and on you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and men’s bones shall be burned on you.’ ” | 2The 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.'" |
| 3And he gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign which the LORD has spoken: Surely the altar shall split apart, and the ashes on it shall be poured out.” | 3He 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.'" |
| 4So it came to pass when King Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, who cried out against the altar in Bethel, that he stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, “Arrest him!” Then his hand, which he stretched out toward him, withered, so that he could not pull it back to himself. | 4When 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. |
| 5The altar also was split apart, 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. | 5The 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. |
| 6Then the king answered and said to the man of God, “Please entreat the favor of the LORD your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” So the man of God entreated the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him, and became as before. | 6Then 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. |
| 7Then the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.” | 7Then the king declared to the man of God, "Come home with me, refresh yourself, and I'll give you a reward." |
| 8But the man of God said to the king, “If you were to give me half your house, I would not go in with you; nor would I eat bread nor drink water in this place. | 8But 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, |
| 9For so it was commanded me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘You shall not eat bread, nor drink water, nor return by the same way you came.’ ” | 9for 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.'" |
| 10So he went another way and did not return by the way he came to Bethel. | 10So he went another way; he did not go back by the way he had come to Bethel. |
| 11Now an old prophet dwelt in Bethel, and 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. | 11Now a certain old prophet was living in Bethel. His son came and told him all the deeds that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. His sons also told their father the words that he had spoken to the king. |
| 12And their father said to them, “Which way did he go?” For his sons had seen which way the man of God went who came from Judah. | 12Then their father said to them, "Which way did he go?" His sons had seen the way taken by the man of God who had come from Judah. |
| 13Then he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him; and he rode on it, | 13Then he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled the donkey for him, and he got on it. |
| 14and went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak. Then he said to him, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” And he said, “I am.” | 14He followed the man of God and found him sitting under an oak tree. He asked him, "Are you the man of God who came from Judah?"" I am," he said. |
| 15Then he said to him, “Come home with me and eat bread.” | 15Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread." |
| 16And he said, “I cannot return with you nor go in with you; neither can I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place. | 16But he answered, "I cannot go back with you, eat bread, or drink water with you in this place, |
| 17For I have been told by the word of the LORD, ‘You shall not eat bread nor drink water there, nor return by going the way you came.’ ” | 17for a message came to me by the word of the LORD: 'You must not eat bread or drink water there or go back by the way you came.'" |
| 18He said to him, “I too am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.’ ” (He was lying to him.) | 18He said to him, "I am also a prophet like you. An angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD: 'Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water.'" The old prophet deceived him, |
| 19So he went back with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water. | 19and the man of God went back with him, ate bread in his house, and drank water. |
| 20Now it happened, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came to the prophet who had brought him back; | 20While they were sitting at the table, the word of the LORD came to the prophet who had brought him back, |
| 21and he cried out to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Because you have disobeyed the word of the LORD, and have not kept the commandment which the LORD your God commanded you, | 21and the prophet cried out to the man of God who had come from Judah, "This is what the LORD says: 'Because you rebelled against the command of the LORD and did not keep the command that the LORD your God commanded you-- |
| 22but you came back, ate bread, and drank water in the place of which the LORD said to you, “Eat no bread and drink no water,” your corpse shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.’ ” | 22but you went back and ate bread and drank water in the place that He said to you, "Do not eat bread and do not drink water"-- your corpse will never reach the grave of your fathers.'" |
| 23So it was, after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk, that he saddled the donkey for him, the prophet whom he had brought back. | 23So after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk, the old prophet saddled the donkey for the prophet he had brought back. |
| 24When he was gone, a lion met him on the road and killed him. And his corpse was thrown on the road, and the donkey stood by it. The lion also stood by the corpse. | 24When he left, a lion attacked him along the way and killed him. His corpse was thrown on the road, and the donkey was standing beside it; the lion was standing beside the corpse too. |
| 25And there, men passed by and saw the corpse thrown on the road, and the lion standing by the corpse. Then they went and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt. | 25There were men passing by who saw the corpse thrown on the road and the lion standing beside it, and they went and spoke about it in the city where the old prophet lived. |
| 26Now when the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard it, he said, “It is the man of God who was disobedient to the word of the LORD. Therefore the LORD has delivered him to the lion, which has torn him and killed him, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke to him.” | 26When the prophet who had brought him back from his way heard about it, he said, "He is the man of God who disobeyed the command of the LORD. The LORD has given him to the lion, and it has mauled and killed him, according to the word of the LORD that He spoke to him." |
| 27And he spoke to his sons, saying, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled it. | 27Then the old prophet instructed his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." They saddled it, |
| 28Then he went and found his corpse thrown on the road, and the donkey and the lion standing by the corpse. The lion had not eaten the corpse nor torn the donkey. | 28and he went and found the corpse of the man of God thrown on the road with the donkey and the lion standing beside the corpse. The lion had not eaten the corpse or mauled the donkey. |
| 29And the prophet took up the corpse of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. So the old prophet came to the city to mourn, and to bury him. | 29So the prophet lifted the corpse of the man of God and laid it on the donkey and brought it back. The old prophet came into the city to mourn and bury him. |
| 30Then he laid the corpse in his own tomb; and they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!” | 30Then he laid the corpse in his own grave, and they mourned over him: "Oh, my brother!" |
| 31So it was, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, “When I am dead, then bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones. | 31After he had buried him, he said to his sons, "When I die, you must bury me in the grave where the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones, |
| 32For the saying which he cried out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the shrines on the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, will surely come to pass.” | 32for the word that he cried out by a revelation from the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines of the high places in the cities of Samaria is certain to happen." |
| 33After this event Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but again he made priests from every class of people for the high places; whoever wished, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places. | 33After all this Jeroboam did not repent of his evil way but again set up priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained whoever so desired it, and they became priests of the high places. |
| 34And this thing was the sin of the house of Jeroboam, so as to exterminate and destroy it from the face of the earth. | 34This was the sin that caused the house of Jeroboam to be wiped out and annihilated from the face of the earth. |
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