1 Kings 13:6 meaning and explanation

Then the king responded to the man of God, “Intercede with the LORD your God and pray that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him as it was before.

1 Kings 13:6, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeroboam, the first king of the northern kingdom, had built his own altar at Bethel with a priesthood of his own making. When the man of God from Judah pronounced judgment on it, the king stretched out his hand to seize him and the hand withered.

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