1 Kings 13:6

Prayer Sickness and healing

⁴ Now when King Jeroboam, who was at the altar in Bethel, heard the word that the man of God had cried out against it, he stretched out his hand and said, “Seize him!” But the hand he stretched out toward him withered, so that he could not pull it back.

⁵ And the altar was split apart, and the ashes poured out, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.

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.

⁷ Then the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”

⁸ But the man of God replied, “If you were to give me half your possessions, I still would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: The king answered the man of God, “Now intercede for the favor of the LORD your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” The man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him, and became as it was before.
ASV: And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Entreat now the favor of Jehovah thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God entreated Jehovah, and the king`s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
DARBY: And the king answered and said to the man of God, Intreat now Jehovah thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me again. And the man of God intreated Jehovah, and the king's hand was restored to him again, and became as before.
BLB: And the king answered and said to the man of God, “Entreat, please, the favor of YHWH your God and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” And entreated the man of God before the face of YHWH, and the hand of the king was restored to him, and it was as at first.

ÅB: Da tok kongen til orde og sa til den Guds mann: Bønnfall Herren din Gud og be for meg at jeg må kunne dra min hånd til meg igjen! Og den Guds mann bønnfalt Herren, og kongen kunne dra sin hånd til seg igjen - den ble som den hadde vært før.
OTB: Da svarte kongen og sa til Guds mann, “Vennligst be til Herren din Gud, og be for meg, slik at hånden min kan bli gjenopprettet til meg.” Så ba Guds mann til Herren, og kongens hånd ble gjenopprettet til ham, og den ble som den var før.
B1930: Da tok kongen til orde og sa til den Guds mann: Bønnfall Herren din Gud og bed for mig at jeg må kunne dra min hånd til mig igjen! Og den Guds mann bønnfalt Herren, og kongen kunde dra sin hånd til sig igjen - den blev som den hadde vært før.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Exodus 9:28
Pray to the LORD, for there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. I will let you go; you do not need to stay any longer.”
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Exodus 8:8
Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD.”
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Acts 8:24
Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
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Exodus 10:17
Now please forgive my sin once more and appeal to the LORD your God, that He may remove this death from me.”
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Numbers 21:7
Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Intercede with the LORD so He will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses interceded for the people.
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Luke 6:27–28
But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
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Exodus 8:28
Pharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”
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Exodus 8:12–13
After Moses and Aaron had left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the LORD for help with the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh.
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