1 Kings 13:6

Contextual Overview

¹A man of God came, however, from Judah to Bethel by the word of the Lord while Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense. ¹ 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. ¹ 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. ¹ 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. ¹ 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. ¹ 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. ¹Now 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. ¹ 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 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. ¹Now 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.

Bible Verse Review
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now: Exodus 8:8, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 9:28, Exodus 10:17, Exodus 12:32, Numbers 21:7, 1 Samuel 12:19, Jeremiah 37:3, Jeremiah 42:2-4, Acts 8:24, James 5:16, Revelation 3:9

besought: Exodus 8:12, Exodus 8:13, Numbers 12:13, 1 Samuel 12:23, Matthew 5:44, Luke 6:27, Luke 6:28, Luke 23:34, Acts 7:60, Romans 12:14, Romans 12:21, James 5:16-18

Lord: Heb. face of the Lord

Reciprocal: Genesis 20:7 - pray Numbers 12:11 - I beseech thee Deuteronomy 33:1 - the man Judges 11:8 - the elders 2 Kings 1:13 - besought Zechariah 7:2 - pray before the Lord Mark 3:5 - Stretch Luke 6:10 - Stretch

Cross-References

Genesis 13:6
The land was not able to bear them, that they might live together: for their substance was great, so that they could not live together.

Genesis 13:6
And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

Genesis 13:6
And the land could not support them so as to live together, because their possessions were so many that they were not able to live together.

Genesis 13:6
Abram and Lot had so many animals that the land could not support both of them together,

Genesis 13:6
But the land could not support them while they were living side by side. Because their possessions were so great, they were not able to live alongside one another.

Genesis 13:6
Now the land was not able to support them [that is, sustain all their grazing and water needs] while they lived near one another, for their possessions were too great for them to stay together.

Genesis 13:6
And the land could not support both of them while living together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to remain together.

Genesis 13:6
So that the land coulde not beare them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they coulde not dwell together.

Genesis 13:6
And the land could not sustain them while living together, for their possessions were so abundant that they were not able to live together.

Genesis 13:6
At this time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the same area, and so there wasn't enough pastureland left for Abram and Lot with all of their animals. Besides this, the men who took care of Abram's animals and the ones who took care of Lot's animals started quarreling.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the king answered and said unto the man of God,.... In another tone than when he bid the people lay hold on him; not in a haughty, but humble manner; not as threatening, but supplicating:

entreat now the face of the Lord thy God; he does not say "my God", for he had apostatized from him, and served other gods, but "thy" God, whose prophet he was, and who had an interest in him, as clearly appeared by what he had said and done by him;

and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again; not that the anger of God might be turned away from him, and he enjoy the divine favour, and have an application of pardoning grace made to him, only to have this outward mercy, this temporal favour restored to him, the use of his hand:

and the man of God besought the Lord; not rendering evil for evil; but being of a forgiving spirit, though the king had stretched out his hand against him, he lifted up his hands to heaven for him:

and the king's hand was restored again, and became as it was before; which was another instance of divine power, and a further proof of the prophet's divine mission; from whence it might be concluded, that what he had prophesied of would be fulfilled, and was an instance also of divine goodness to the king, which should have led him to repentance, but did not.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 13:6. Entreat - the face of the Lord thy God — The face of God is his favour, as we see in many parts of the sacred writings. He says, thy God; for Jeroboam knew that he was not his God, for he was now in the very act of acknowledging other gods, and had no portion in the God of Jacob.

And the king's hand was restored — Both miracles were wrought to show the truth of the Jewish religion, and to convince this bold innovator of his wickedness, and to reclaim him from the folly and ruinous tendency of his idolatry.