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Jeroboam points toward the prophet, and his outstretched hand becomes rigid.
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1 Kings 13:4

Jeroboam orders his seizure

The Man of God at Bethel · 1 Kings 13

Story guide: Jeroboam points at the prophet from the altar, and his outstretched hand stiffens as he gives the order; the prophet's appearance is not described in the passage.

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4When King Jeroboam heard the man of God cry out against the altar at Bethel, he stretched out his hand from his place at the altar and commanded, “Seize him!” But the hand he had stretched out against the man of God withered, and he could not draw it back.

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