Verse 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 stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, Seize him. And his hand, which he stretched out against him, withered, so that he could not pull it back to himself.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da kongen hørte de ordene som gudsmannen ropte ut mot alteret i Betel, rakte Jeroboam ut hånden fra alteret og sa: 'Grip ham!' Men hånden hans, som han rakte ut mot ham, ble lammet, så han ikke kunne trekke den tilbake.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da kong Jeroboam hørte ordet fra Guds mann, som ropte mot alteret i Betel, rakte han ut hånden fra alteret, og sa: Grip ham! Da tørket hånden hans ut, så han ikke kunne trekke den tilbake til seg.

• Norsk King James

  Og det skjedde, da kong Jeroboam hørte ordene fra mannen av Gud som hadde ropt mot alteret i Betel, at han rakk ut hånden sin fra alteret og sa: Ta ham! Hånden hans, som han strakk ut mot ham, ble tørket ned, så han ikke lenger kunne trekke den tilbake.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da kongen hørte ordene fra gudsmannen som han ropte ut mot alteret i Betel, rakte Jeroboam ut hånden fra alteret og sa: 'Grip ham!' Men hånden han rakte ut mot ham, visnet, og han kunne ikke trekke den tilbake.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da kong Jeroboam hørte ordene fra gudsmannen som ropte mot alteret i Betel, rakte han hånden ut fra alteret og sa: Ta ham! Og hånden som han rakte ut mot ham, visnet, så han ikke kunne trekke den tilbake.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da kong Jeroboam hørte hva Guds mann hadde sagt mot alteret i Betel, strakte han hånden sin ut fra alteret og sa: «Ta tak i ham!» Men hånden han strakte ut, ble tørket og kunne ikke trekkes tilbake.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da kong Jeroboam hørte ordene fra gudsmannen som ropte mot alteret i Betel, rakte han hånden ut fra alteret og sa: Ta ham! Og hånden som han rakte ut mot ham, visnet, så han ikke kunne trekke den tilbake.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da kong Jeroboam hørte ordene som Guds mannen ropte mot alteret i Betel, rakte han ut hånden fra alteret og sa: 'Grip ham!' Men hånden han rakte ut mot ham, visnet, og han kunne ikke trekke den tilbake.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When King Jeroboam heard the message from the man of God who cried out against the altar at Bethel, he stretched out his hand from the altar and said, 'Seize him!' But his hand, which he had stretched out against the man, withered so that he could not pull it back to himself.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "1 Kings.13.4", "source": "וַיְהִי֩ כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר קָרָ֤א עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֔ל וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יָרָבְעָ֧ם אֶת־יָד֛וֹ מֵעַ֥ל הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לֵאמֹ֣ר ׀ תִּפְשֻׂ֑הוּ וַתִּיבַ֤שׁ יָדוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁלַ֣ח עָלָ֔יו וְלֹ֥א יָכֹ֖ל לַהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּ אֵלָֽיו׃", "text": "And *wayəhî* when *kišmōaʿ* *hammelek* *dəbar* *ʾîš-hāʾĕlōhîm* which *qārāʾ* against *hammizbēaḥ* in *bêt-ʾēl* and *wayyišlaḥ* *yārābəʿām* *yādô* from upon *hammizbēaḥ* *lēʾmōr* *tipśûhû* and *wattîbaš* *yādô* which *šālaḥ* against him and not *yākōl* *lahăšîbāh* unto him.", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and it came to pass", "*kišmōaʿ*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - when hearing", "*hammelek*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king", "*dəbar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - word/message of", "*ʾîš-hāʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine plural with definite article - man of God", "*qārāʾ*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - called out/proclaimed", "*hammizbēaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the altar", "*bêt-ʾēl*": "proper noun - Bethel", "*wayyišlaḥ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he stretched out", "*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - saying", "*tipśûhû*": "verb, qal imperative masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - seize him", "*wattîbaš*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular with waw consecutive - and it dried up/withered", "*šālaḥ*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - stretched out/extended", "*yākōl*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was able", "*lahăšîbāh*": "preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + 3rd feminine singular suffix - to bring it back/return it" }, "variants": { "*wayəhî*": "and it happened/and it came to pass/and it was", "*šālaḥ yād*": "stretched out his hand/extended his hand/sent forth his hand", "*tîbaš*": "dried up/withered/became paralyzed", "*tipśûhû*": "seize him/arrest him/grab him", "*lōʾ yākōl*": "he was not able/he could not/he failed to" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da kong Jeroboam hørte hva gudsmannen ropte ut mot alteret i Betel, rakte han hånden ut fra alteret og sa: 'Grip ham!' Men hånden han rakte ut mot ham, visnet, og han kunne ikke trekke den tilbake.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og det skede, der Kongen hørte den Guds Mands Ord, som raabte imod Alteret i Bethel, da rakte Jeroboam sin Haand ud fra Alteret og sagde: Griber ham; og hans Haand visnede, som han udrakte imod ham, saa han ikke kunde drage den tilbage til sig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth-el, 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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da kong Jeroboam hørte utsagnet fra gudsmannen som han ropte mot alteret i Betel, rakte han ut hånden fra alteret og sa: Grip ham! Da tørket hånden han rakte ut mot ham inn, slik at han ikke kunne trekke den tilbake.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da kongen hørte hva gudsmannen sa mot alteret i Betel, rakte Jeroboam ut hånden fra alteret og sa: Grip ham! Hånden som han rakte ut mot ham ble stiv, så han ikke kunne trekke den tilbake.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da kongen hørte ordet fra Guds mann som han ropte mot alteret i Betel, rakte Jeroboam ut hånden fra alteret og sa: 'Grip ham;' men hånden som han rakte ut mot ham, visnet, og han kunne ikke trekke den tilbake til seg.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da kongen hørte hva Guds mann sa mot alteret i Betel, rakte Jeroboam ut hånden fra alteret og sa: Grip ham! Men hånden han rakte ut mot ham, tørket ut, så han ikke kunne trekke den tilbake til seg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da kongen hørte Guds mannen rope ut mot alteret i Betel, rakte han ut hånden fra alteret og sa: Grip ham! Men hånden som han rakte ut mot ham, ble vissen og han kunne ikke trekke den tilbake.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But whan the kynge herde the worde of the man of God, that cried agaynst the altare at Bethel, he stretched out his hande by ye altare, and sayde: Laye hondes on him. And his hande that he stretched out, wythered, and he coulde not drawe it vnto him agayne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when the King had heard the saying of the man of God, which he had cryed against the altar in Beth-el, Ieroboam stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, Lay holde on him: but his hande which he put foorth against him, dryed vp, and he could not pull it in againe to him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when the king hearde the saying of the man of God whiche had cryed against the aulter in Bethel, he stretched out his hande from the aulter, saying, Holde him: And his hand which he put foorth against him dried vp, & he coulde not pull it in againe to him.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened, when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar in Bethel, that Jeroboam put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. His hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back again to him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it cometh to pass, at the king's hearing the word of the man of God that he calleth against the altar in Beth-El, that Jeroboam putteth forth his hand from off the altar, saying, `Catch him;' and his hand is dried up that he hath put forth against him, and he is not able to bring it back unto him,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass, when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar in Beth-el, that Jeroboam 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 draw it back again to him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the king, hearing the man of God crying out against the altar at Beth-el, put out his hand from the altar, saying, Take him prisoner. And his hand, stretched out against him, became dead, and he had no power of pulling it back.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened, when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar in Bethel, that Jeroboam put out his hand from the altar, saying, "Seize him!" His hand, which he put out against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back again to himself.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When the king heard the prophet’s message that he had cried out against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam took his hand from the altar and pointed it saying,“Seize him!” Then the hand that he had pointed at him stiffened up and he could not pull it back.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 19:11 : 11 And they struck the men at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they tired themselves trying to find the door.
• 2 Kgs 6:18-20 : 18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, Strike this people, I pray, with blindness. And he struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. 19 And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek. But he led them to Samaria. 20 And it came to pass, when they had come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
• 2 Chr 16:10 : 10 Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in prison; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.
• 2 Chr 18:25-27 : 25 Then the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son; 26 And say, Thus says the king, Put this fellow in prison, and feed him with bread and water of affliction, until I return in peace. 27 And Micaiah said, If you certainly return in peace, then the LORD has not spoken by me. And he said, Listen, all you people.
• 2 Chr 25:15-16 : 15 Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, Why have you sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of your hand? 16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said to him, Have you been made of the king's counsel? Stop; why should you be struck down? Then the prophet stopped, but said, I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel.
• Ps 105:15 : 15 Saying, Do not touch my anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
• Jer 20:2-6 : 2 Then Pashur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD. 3 And it came to pass the next day, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, The LORD has not called your name Pashur, but Magor-missabib. 4 For thus says the LORD, Behold, I will make you a terror to yourself, and to all your friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword. 5 Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all its labors, and all its precious things, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, who shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon. 6 And you, Pashur, and all that dwell in your house shall go into captivity: and you shall come to Babylon, and there you shall die, and shall be buried there, you, and all your friends, to whom you have prophesied lies.
• Jer 26:8-9 : 8 Now it happened, when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, You shall surely die. 9 Why have you prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD. 10 When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king's house to the house of the LORD, and sat down in the entry of the new gate of the LORD's house. 11 Then the priests and the prophets spoke to the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears.
• Jer 26:20-23 : 20 And there was also a man who prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah. 21 And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid and fled and went into Egypt; 22 And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt. 23 And they brought Urijah out of Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the tombs of the common people.
• Jer 38:4-6 : 4 Therefore the princes said to the king, We beg you, let this man be put to death; for he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them; for this man does not seek the welfare of this people, but the harm. 5 Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not anyone who can do anything against you. 6 Then they took Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, which was in the court of the prison; and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire; so Jeremiah sank in the mire.
• Amos 7:10-17 : 10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For thus Amos says, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land. 12 Also Amaziah said to Amos, O seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: 13 But do not prophesy again anymore at Bethel: for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the royal house. 14 Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit: 15 And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said to me, Go, prophesy to my people Israel. 16 Now therefore hear the word of the LORD: You say, Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not preach against the house of Isaac. 17 Therefore thus says the LORD; Your wife shall be a harlot in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by line; and you shall die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity from his land.
• Matt 25:40 : 40 And the King will answer and say to them, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.
• Matt 26:57 : 57 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
• Mark 14:44-46 : 44 And he who betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomever I kiss, he is the one; take him and lead him away safely. 45 And as soon as he came, he went straight to him and said, Master, master; and kissed him. 46 And they laid their hands on him and took him.
• Luke 3:19-20 : 19 But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him for Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, 20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
• Luke 6:10 : 10 And looking around upon them all, he said to the man, Stretch forth your hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
• John 13:20 : 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, He who receives whomever I send receives me; and he who receives me receives him who sent me.
• John 18:6 : 6 As soon as he said to them, I am he, they drew back and fell to the ground.
• Acts 6:12-14 : 12 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council. 13 They set up false witnesses who said, This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law. 14 For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses handed down to us.
• Acts 9:4-5 : 4 And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? 5 And he said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting: it is hard for you to kick against the goads.
• Acts 13:8-9 : 8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. 9 Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, set his eyes on him, 10 And said, O full of all deceit and all trickery, you child of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? 11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time. And immediately a mist and a darkness fell on him; and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
• Rev 11:5 : 5 And if anyone desires to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies; and if anyone desires to harm them, he must be killed in this manner.