1 Kings 13:1-5

1 Kings 13:1-5

[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.  [2] And he cried  against the altar  in the word  of the LORD,  and said,  O altar,  thus saith  the LORD;  Behold, a child  shall be born  unto the house  of David,  Josiah  by name;  and upon thee shall he offer  the priests  of the high places  that burn incense  upon thee, and men's  bones  shall be burnt  [3] And he gave  a sign  the same day,  saying,  This is the sign  which the LORD  hath spoken;  Behold, the altar  shall be rent,  and the ashes  that are upon it shall be poured out.  [4] And it came to pass, when king  Jeroboam  heard  the saying  of the man  of God,  which had cried  against the altar  in Bethel,  that he put forth  his hand  from the altar,  saying,  Lay hold  on him. And his hand,  which he put forth  against him, dried up,  so that he could  not pull it in again  to him. [5] The altar  also was rent,  and the ashes  poured out  from the altar,  according to the sign  which the man  of God  had given  by the word  of the LORD.