1 Kings 13:6

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
answered	וַיַּ֨עַן vai.Ya.'an	H6030	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
man	אִ֣ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Intreat	חַל chal-	H2470	properly · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
face	פְּנֵ֨י pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָ֤ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ 'e.lo.Hei.kha	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
pray	וְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל ve.hit.pa.Lel	H6419	to judge (officially or mentally) · conjunction + verb, hithpael imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
hand	יָדִ֖י ya.Di	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix
again	וְתָשֹׁ֥ב ve.ta.Sho	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, qal jussive, 3rd person feminine singular
man	אִישׁ 'ish-	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
besought	וַיְחַ֤ל vay.Chal	H2470	properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
king’s	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
hand	יַד yad-	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct
again	וַתָּ֤שָׁב va.Ta.shov	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
before	כְּבָרִֽאשֹׁנָֽה ke.va.Ri.sho.Nah	H7223	first · preposition + preposition with the article + ordinal number, feminine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Exodus 8:8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will…
Exodus 9:28 Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.
Exodus 10:17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only.
Acts 8:24 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
Luke 6:27-28 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Exodus 8:28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intre…
Numbers 21:7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, tha…
Exodus 8:12-13 And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 13:1-10

Here is, I. A messenger sent to Jeroboam, to signify to him God's displeasure against his idolatry, Kg1 13:1. The army of Judah that aimed to ruin him was countermanded, and might not draw a sword against him (Kg1 12:24); but a prophet of Judah is, instead thereof, sent to reclaim him from his evil way, and is sent in time, while he is but dedicating his altar, before his heart is hardened by the deceitfulness of his sin; for God delights not in the death of sinners, but would rather they would burn and live. How bold was the messenger that durst attack the king in his pride and interrupt the solemnity he was proud of! Those that go on God's errand must not fear the face of man; they know wh…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 13:2

he cried against the altar--which is put for the whole system of worship organized in Israel. Behold, a child shall be born . . . Josiah by name--This is one of the most remarkable prophecies recorded in the Scriptures; and, in its clearness, circumstantial minuteness, and exact prediction of an event that took place three hundred sixty years later, it stands in striking contrast to the obscure and ambiguous oracles of the heathen. Being publicly uttered, it must have been well known to the people; and every Jew who lived at the accomplishment of the event must have been convinced of the truth of a religion connected with such a prophecy as this. A present sign was given of the remote even…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 13:6

Entreat - the face of the Lord thy God - The face of God is his favor, 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.

Dictionary and topics

Jeroboam — Increase of the people. (1.) The son of Nebat (1 Kings 11:26-39), “an Ephrathite,” the first king of the ten tribes, over whom he reigned twenty-two years (B.C. 976-945). He was the son of a widow of…
Law of Moses — Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by way of eminence simply “the Law” (Heb. Torah, Deut. 1:5; 4:8, 44; 17:18, 19; 27:3, 8). As a written…
Beth-El · .Prophecies against the idolatrous altars at — .Prophecies against the idolatrous altars at
Forgiveness · .The prophet of — .The prophet of
Jeroboam · .Hand of, paralyzed — .Hand of, paralyzed
Judgments · The prophet of — The prophet of
Miracles Wrought Through Servants Of God · The prophet of Judah: The withered hand restored — The prophet of Judah: The withered hand restored
Prayer, Answers To · Exemplified: Man of God — Exemplified: Man of God
Rebellion · .Revolt of the ten tribes — .Revolt of the ten tribes
Reproof · .A prophet of — .A prophet of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 13:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 13:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 13:2

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 13:6

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 13:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 13:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 13:2

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 13:6

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Kings 13:6

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 13:1-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 13:6

Rashi on 1 Kings 13:6