Study it in the app“And it happened when the king heard the word of the man of Elohim, which he had cried out against the altar in Bethel, that Jeroboam stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, “Seize him!” But his hand dried up, which he had stretched out against him, and he could not draw it back to himself.”
And it happenedוַיְהִיwhen the kingכִ הַמֶּלֶךְheardשְׁמֹעַthe wordדְּבַרof the manאִישׁof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםwhichאֲשֶׁרhe had cried outקָרָאagainstעַלthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַin Bethel,בְּבֵית אֵלthat Jeroboamוַ יָרָבְעָםstretched outיִּשְׁלַחhis handיָדוֹfromמֵעַלthe altar,הַמִּזְבֵּחַsaying,לֵאמֹר“Seize him!”תִּפְשֻׂהוּBut his handוַ יָדוֹdried up,תִּיבַשׁwhichאֲשֶׁרhe had stretched outשָׁלַחagainst him,עָלָיוandוְhe could notלֹא יָכֹלdraw it backלַהֲשִׁיבָהּto himself.אֵלָיו
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearshear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shemoa” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearscry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “kara” appearsaltar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appearsBethel
See it on the mapWhere else “vet” appearsJeroboam
Jeroboam: the name of two kings of Israel: Jeroboam son of Nebat, first king of the ten northern tribes (1 Kings 11–14), and Jeroboam son of Joash, much later (2 Kings 14:23-29).
Where else “yaravam” appearsstretch out
Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.
Where else “yishlach” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsseize
To grab or capture someone.
Where else “tifsu” appearsdry up
To lose water or moisture and become parched or withered.
Where else “tivash” appearsbe able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “yachol” appearsreturn
To go back to a place.
Where else “hashiva” appearsBethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
3And he gave a wonder that day, saying, “This is the wonder that YHWH has spoken: look, the altar will be torn apart, and the ashes that are on it will be poured out.”
4 · This verse (above)
5The altar was torn apart, and the ashes were poured out from the altar, according to the wonder that the man of Elohim had given by the word of YHWH.
