1 Kings 12:33

A Prophet from Judah Visits Bethel

12:33 On the fifteenth day of the eighth month (a date he had arbitrarily chosen) 1  Jeroboam 2  offered sacrifices on the altar he had made in Bethel. 3  He inaugurated a festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices.

1 Kings 13:4

13:4 When the king heard what the prophet 4  cried out against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam, standing at the altar, extended his hand 5  and ordered, 6  “Seize him!” The hand he had extended shriveled up 7  and he could not pull it back.

1 tn Heb “which he had chosen by himself.”

2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jeroboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

3 map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

4 tn Heb “the man of God.”

5 tn Heb “Jeroboam extended his hand from the altar.”

6 tn Heb “saying.”

7 tn Heb “dried up” or “withered.” TEV and NLT interpret this as “became paralyzed.”