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Jeroboam made a fort at Shechem in the hills of Ephraim, and made that his headquarters. He also built a fort at Penuel.

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Then Jeroboam fortified Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went out and built up Peniel.

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Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and dwelt there. Also he went out from there and built Penuel.

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Jeroboam then built up the city of Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and it became his capital. Later he went and built up the town of Peniel.

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But then Jeroboam thought, "It won't be long before the kingdom is reunited under David.

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Jeroboam thought to himself, "The kingdom will now likely revert to the house of David.

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And Jeroboam said in his heart, "Now the kingdom may return to the house of David:

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Jeroboam thought to himself, "Unless I am careful, the kingdom will return to the dynasty of David.

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As soon as these people resume worship at The Temple of GOD in Jerusalem, they'll start thinking of Rehoboam king of Judah as their ruler. They'll then kill me and go back to King Rehoboam."

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If these people go up to offer sacrifices at the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, they will again give their allegiance to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah. They will kill me and return to King Rehoboam."

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If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn back to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill me and go back to Rehoboam king of Judah."

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When they go to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices at the Temple of the LORD, they will again give their allegiance to King Rehoboam of Judah. They will kill me and make him their king instead."

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So the king came up with a plan: He made two golden calves. Then he announced, "It's too much trouble for you to go to Jerusalem to worship. Look at these--the gods who brought you out of Egypt!"

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After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt."

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Therefore the king asked advice, made two calves of gold, and said to the people, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, O Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt!"

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So on the advice of his counselors, the king made two gold calves. He said to the people, "It is too much trouble for you to worship in Jerusalem. O Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of Egypt!"

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He put one calf in Bethel; the other he placed in Dan.

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One he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.

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And he set up one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan.

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He placed these calf idols at the southern and northern ends of Israel--in Bethel and in Dan.

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This was blatant sin. Think of it--people traveling all the way to Dan to worship a calf!

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And this thing became a sin; the people went even as far as Dan to worship the one there.

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Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan.

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This became a great sin, for the people worshiped them, traveling even as far as Dan.

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And that wasn't the end of it. Jeroboam built forbidden shrines all over the place and recruited priests from wherever he could find them, regardless of whether they were fit for the job or not.

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Jeroboam built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites.

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He made shrines on the high places, and made priests from every class of people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

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Jeroboam built shrines at the pagan high places and ordained priests from the rank and file of the people--those who were not from the priestly tribe of Levi.

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To top it off, he created a holy New Year festival to be held on the fifteenth day of the eighth month to replace the one in Judah, complete with worship offered on the Altar at Bethel and sacrificing before the calves he had set up there. He staffed Bethel with priests from the local shrines he had made.

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He instituted a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the festival held in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. This he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves he had made. And at Bethel he also installed priests at the high places he had made.

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Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. So he did at Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made. And at Bethel he installed the priests of the high places which he had made.

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Jeroboam also instituted a religious festival in Bethel, held on a day in midautumn, similar to the annual Festival of Shelters in Judah. There at Bethel he himself offered sacrifices to the calves he had made. And it was at Bethel that he appointed priests for the pagan shrines he had made.

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This was strictly his own idea to compete with the feast in Judah; and he carried it off with flair, a festival exclusively for Israel, Jeroboam himself leading the worship at the Altar.

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On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, he offered sacrifices on the altar he had built at Bethel. So he instituted the festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to make offerings.

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So he made offerings on the altar which he had made at Bethel on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month which he had devised in his own heart. And he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and offered sacrifices on the altar and burned incense.

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So on the appointed day in midautumn, a day that he himself had designated, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar at Bethel. He instituted a religious festival for Israel, and he went up to the altar to burn incense.

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And then this happened: Just as Jeroboam was at the Altar, about to make an offering, a holy man came from Judah by GOD's command

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By the word of the LORD a man of God came from Judah to Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make an offering.

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And behold, a man of God went from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD, and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.

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At the LORD's command, a man of God from Judah went to Bethel, and he arrived there just as Jeroboam was approaching the altar to offer a sacrifice.

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and preached (these were GOD's orders) to the Altar: "Altar, Altar! GOD's message! "A son will be born into David's family named Josiah. The priests from the shrines who are making offerings on you, he will sacrifice--on you! Human bones burned on you!'"

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He cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD: "O altar, altar! This is what the LORD says: 'A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David. On you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who now make offerings here, and human bones will be burned on you.'"

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Then he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, and said, "O altar, altar! Thus says the LORD: "Behold, a child, Josiah by name, shall be born to the house of David; and on you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and men's bones shall be burned on you."'

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Then at the LORD's command, he shouted, "O altar, altar! This is what the LORD says: A child named Josiah will be born into the dynasty of David. On you he will sacrifice the priests from the pagan shrines who come here to burn incense, and human bones will be burned on you."

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At the same time he announced a sign: "This is the proof GOD gives--the Altar will split into pieces and the holy offerings spill into the dirt."

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That same day the man of God gave a sign: "This is the sign the LORD has declared: The altar will be split apart and the ashes on it will be poured out."

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And he gave a sign the same day, saying, "This is the sign which the LORD has spoken: Surely the altar shall split apart, and the ashes on it shall be poured out."

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That same day the man of God gave a sign to prove his message, and he said, "The LORD has promised to give this sign: This altar will split apart, and its ashes will be poured out on the ground."

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When the king heard the message the holy man preached against the Altar at Bethel, he reached out to grab him, yelling, "Arrest him!" But his arm was paralyzed and hung useless.

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When King Jeroboam heard what the man of God cried out against the altar at Bethel, he stretched out his hand from the altar and said, "Seize him!" But the hand he stretched out toward the man shriveled up, so that he could not pull it back.

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So it came to pass when King Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, who cried out against the altar in Bethel, that he stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, "Arrest him!" Then his hand, which he stretched out toward him, withered, so that he could not pull it back to himself.

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King Jeroboam was very angry with the man of God for speaking against the altar. So he pointed at the man and shouted, "Seize that man!" But instantly the king's hand became paralyzed in that position, and he couldn't pull it back.

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At the same time the Altar broke apart and the holy offerings all spilled into the dirt--the very sign the holy man had announced by GOD's command.

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Also, the altar was split apart and its ashes poured out according to the sign given by the man of God by the word of the LORD.

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The altar also was split apart, 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.

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At the same time a wide crack appeared in the altar, and the ashes poured out, just as the man of God had predicted in his message from the LORD.

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The king pleaded with the holy man, "Help me! Pray to your GOD for the healing of my arm." The holy man prayed for him and the king's arm was healed--as good as new!

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Then the king said to the man of God, "Intercede with the LORD your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored." So the man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king's hand was restored and became as it was before.

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Then the king answered and said to the man of God, "Please entreat the favor of the LORD your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me." So the man of God entreated the LORD, and the king's hand was restored to him, and became as before.

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The king cried out to the man of God, "Please ask the LORD your God to restore my hand again!" So the man of God prayed to the LORD, and the king's hand became normal again.

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Then the king invited the holy man, "Join me for a meal; I have a gift for you."

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The king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and have something to eat, and I will give you a gift."

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Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."

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Then the king said to the man of God, "Come to the palace with me and have something to eat, and I will give you a gift."

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The holy man told the king, "Not on your life! You couldn't pay me enough to get me to sit down with you at a meal in this place.

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But the man of God answered the king, "Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water here.

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But the man of God said to the king, "If you were to give me half your house, I would not go in with you; nor would I eat bread nor drink water in this place.

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But the man of God said to the king, "Even if you gave me half of everything you own, I would not go with you. I would not eat any food or drink any water in this place.

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I'm here under GOD's orders, and he commanded, "Don't eat a crumb, don't drink a drop, and don't go back the way you came.'"

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For I was commanded by the word of the LORD: 'You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came.'"

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For so it was commanded me by the word of the LORD, saying, "You shall not eat bread, nor drink water, nor return by the same way you came."'

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For the LORD gave me this command: `You must not eat any food or drink any water while you are there, and do not return to Judah by the same way you came.'"

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Then he left by a different road than the one on which he had walked to Bethel.

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So he took another road and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel.

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So he went another way and did not return by the way he came to Bethel.

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So he left Bethel and went home another way.

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There was an old prophet who lived in Bethel. His sons came and told him the story of what the holy man had done that day in Bethel, told him everything that had happened and what the holy man had said to the king.

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Now there was a certain old prophet living in Bethel, whose sons came and told him all that the man of God had done there that day. They also told their father what he had said to the king.

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Now an old prophet dwelt in Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel; they also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king.

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As it happened, there was an old prophet living in Bethel, and his sons came home and told him what the man of God had done in Bethel that day. They also told him what he had said to the king.

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Their father said, "Which way did he go?" His sons pointed out the road that the holy man from Judah had taken.

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Their father asked them, "Which way did he go?" And his sons showed him which road the man of God from Judah had taken.

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And their father said to them, "Which way did he go?" For his sons had seen which way the man of God went who came from Judah.

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The old prophet asked them, "Which way did he go?" So they told their father which road the man of God had taken.

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He told his sons, "Saddle my donkey." When they had saddled it, he got on

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So he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." And when they had saddled the donkey for him, he mounted it

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Then he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled the donkey for him; and he rode on it,

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"Quick, saddle the donkey," the old man said. And when they had saddled the donkey for him,

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and rode after the holy man. He found him sitting under an oak tree. He asked him, "Are you the holy man who came from Judah?Yes, I am," he said.

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and rode after the man of God. He found him sitting under an oak tree and asked, "Are you the man of God who came from Judah?I am," he replied.

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and went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak. Then he said to him, "Are you the man of God who came from Judah?" And he said, "I am."

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he rode after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak tree. The old prophet asked him, "Are you the man of God who came from Judah?Yes," he replied, "I am."

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"Well, come home with me and have a meal."

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So the prophet said to him, "Come home with me and eat."

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Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."

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Then he said to the man of God, "Come home with me and eat some food."

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"Sorry, I can't do that," the holy man said. "I can neither go back with you nor eat with you in this country.

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The man of God said, "I cannot turn back and go with you, nor can I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.

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And he said, "I cannot return with you nor go in with you; neither can I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place.

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"No, I cannot," he replied. "I am not allowed to eat any food or drink any water here in this place.

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I'm under strict orders from GOD: "Don't eat a crumb; don't drink a drop; and don't come back the way you came.'"

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I have been told by the word of the LORD: 'You must not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way you came.'"

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For I have been told by the word of the LORD, "You shall not eat bread nor drink water there, nor return by going the way you came."'

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For the LORD gave me this command: `You must not eat any food or drink any water while you are there, and do not return to Judah by the same way you came.'"

1Kgs.13.18

But he said, "I am also a prophet, just like you. And an angel came to me with a message from GOD: "Bring him home with you, and give him a good meal!'" But the man was lying.

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The old prophet answered, "I too am a prophet, as you are. And an angel said to me by the word of the LORD: 'Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water.'" (But he was lying to him.)

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He said to him, "I too am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, "Bring him back with you to your house, that he may eat bread and drink water."' (He was lying to him.)

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But the old prophet answered, "I am a prophet, too, just as you are. And an angel gave me this message from the LORD: `Bring him home with you, and give him food to eat and water to drink.'" But the old man was lying to him.

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So the holy man went home with him and they had a meal together.

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So the man of God returned with him and ate and drank in his house.

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So he went back with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water.

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So they went back together, and the man of God ate some food and drank some water at the prophet's home.

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There they were, sitting at the table together, when the word of GOD came to the prophet who had brought him back.

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While they were sitting at the table, the word of the LORD came to the old prophet who had brought him back.

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Now it happened, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came to the prophet who had brought him back;

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Then while they were sitting at the table, a message from the LORD came to the old prophet.

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He confronted the holy man who had come from Judah: "GOD's word to you: You disobeyed GOD's command; you didn't keep the strict orders your GOD gave you;

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He cried out to the man of God who had come from Judah, "This is what the LORD says: 'You have defied the word of the LORD and have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you.

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and he cried out to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, "Thus says the LORD: "Because you have disobeyed the word of the LORD, and have not kept the commandment which the LORD your God commanded you,

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He cried out to the man of God from Judah, "This is what the LORD says: You have defied the LORD's message and have disobeyed the command the LORD your God gave you.

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you came back and sat down to a good meal in the very place GOD told you, "Don't eat a crumb; don't drink a drop.' For that you're going to die far from home and not be buried in your ancestral tomb."

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You came back and ate bread and drank water in the place where he told you not to eat or drink. Therefore your body will not be buried in the tomb of your fathers.'"

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but you came back, ate bread, and drank water in the place of which the LORD said to you, "Eat no bread and drink no water," your corpse shall not come to the tomb of your fathers."'

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You came back to this place and ate food and drank water where he told you not to eat or drink. Because of this, your body will not be buried in the grave of your ancestors."

1Kgs.13.23

When the meal was over, the prophet who had brought him back saddled his donkey for him.

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When the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the prophet who had brought him back saddled his donkey for him.

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So it was, after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk, that he saddled the donkey for him, the prophet whom he had brought back.

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Now after the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the prophet saddled his own donkey for him,

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Down the road a way, a lion met him and killed him. His corpse lay crumpled on the road, the lion on one side and the donkey on the other.

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As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was thrown down on the road, with both the donkey and the lion standing beside it.

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When he was gone, a lion met him on the road and killed him. And his corpse was thrown on the road, and the donkey stood by it. The lion also stood by the corpse.

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and the man of God started off again. But as he was traveling along, a lion came out and killed him. His body lay there on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.

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Some passersby saw the corpse in a heap on the road, with the lion standing guard beside it. They went to the village where the old prophet lived and told what they had seen.

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Some people who passed by saw the body thrown down there, with the lion standing beside the body, and they went and reported it in the city where the old prophet lived.

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And there, men passed by and saw the corpse thrown on the road, and the lion standing by the corpse. Then they went and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

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People came by and saw the body lying in the road and the lion standing beside it, and they went and reported it in Bethel, where the old prophet lived.

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When the prophet who had gotten him off track heard it, he said, "It's the holy man who disobeyed GOD's strict orders. GOD turned him over to the lion who knocked him around and killed him, just as GOD had told him."

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When the prophet who had brought him back from his journey heard of it, he said, "It is the man of God who defied the word of the LORD. The LORD has given him over to the lion, which has mauled him and killed him, as the word of the LORD had warned him."

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Now when the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard it, he said, "It is the man of God who was disobedient to the word of the LORD. Therefore the LORD has delivered him to the lion, which has torn him and killed him, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke to him."

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When the old prophet heard the report, he said, "It is the man of God who disobeyed the LORD's command. The LORD has fulfilled his word by causing the lion to attack and kill him."

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The prophet told his sons, "Saddle my donkey." They did it.

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The prophet said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me," and they did so.

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And he spoke to his sons, saying, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled it.

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Then the prophet said to his sons, "Saddle a donkey for me." So they saddled a donkey,

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He rode out and found the corpse in a heap in the road, with the lion and the donkey standing there. The lion hadn't bothered either the corpse or the donkey.

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Then he went out and found the body thrown down on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. The lion had neither eaten the body nor mauled the donkey.

1Kgs.13.28

Then he went and found his corpse thrown on the road, and the donkey and the lion standing by the corpse. The lion had not eaten the corpse nor torn the donkey.

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and he went out and found the body lying in the road. The donkey and lion were still standing there beside it, for the lion had not eaten the body nor attacked the donkey.

1Kgs.13.29

The old prophet loaded the corpse of the holy man on his donkey and returned it to his own town to give it a decent burial.

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So the prophet picked up the body of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back to his own city to mourn for him and bury him.

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And the prophet took up the corpse of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. So the old prophet came to the city to mourn, and to bury him.

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So the prophet laid the body of the man of God on the donkey and took it back to the city to mourn over him and bury him.

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He placed the body in his own tomb. The people mourned, saying, "A sad day, brother!"

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Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they mourned over him and said, "Oh, my brother!"

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Then he laid the corpse in his own tomb; and they mourned over him, saying, "Alas, my brother!"

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He laid the body in his own grave, crying out in grief, "Oh, my brother!"

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After the funeral, the prophet said to his sons, "When I die, bury me in the same tomb where the holy man is buried, my bones alongside his bones.

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After burying him, he said to his sons, "When I die, bury me in the grave where the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones.

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So it was, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, "When I am dead, then bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones.

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Afterward the prophet said to his sons, "When I die, bury me in the grave where the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones.

1Kgs.13.32

The message that he preached by GOD's command against the Altar at Bethel and against all the sex-and-religion shrines in the towns of Samaria will come true."

1Kgs.13.32

For the message he declared by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places in the towns of Samaria will certainly come true."

1Kgs.13.32

For the saying which he cried out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the shrines on the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, will surely come to pass."

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For the message the LORD told him to proclaim against the altar in Bethel and against the pagan shrines in the towns of Samaria will surely come true."

1Kgs.13.33

After this happened, Jeroboam kept right on doing evil, recruiting priests for the forbidden shrines indiscriminately--anyone who wanted to could be a priest at one of the local shrines.

1Kgs.13.33

Even after this, Jeroboam did not change his evil ways, but once more appointed priests for the high places from all sorts of people. Anyone who wanted to become a priest he consecrated for the high places.

1Kgs.13.33

After this event Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but again he made priests from every class of people for the high places; whoever wished, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.

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But even after this, Jeroboam did not turn from his evil ways. He continued to choose priests from the rank and file of the people. Anyone who wanted to could become a priest for the pagan shrines.

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This was the root sin of Jeroboam's government. And it was this that ruined him. [JC]

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This was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its downfall and to its destruction from the face of the earth.

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And this thing was the sin of the house of Jeroboam, so as to exterminate and destroy it from the face of the earth.

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This became a great sin and resulted in the destruction of Jeroboam's kingdom and the death of all his family.

1Kgs.14.1

At about this time Jeroboam's son Abijah came down sick.

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At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill,

1Kgs.14.1

At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam became sick.

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At that time Jeroboam's son Abijah became very sick.

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Jeroboam said to his wife, "Do something. Disguise yourself so no one will know you are the queen and go to Shiloh. Ahijah the prophet lives there, the same Ahijah who told me I'd be king over this people.

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and Jeroboam said to his wife, "Go, disguise yourself, so you won't be recognized as the wife of Jeroboam. Then go to Shiloh. Ahijah the prophet is there-the one who told me I would be king over this people.

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And Jeroboam said to his wife, "Please arise, and disguise yourself, that they may not recognize you as the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh. Indeed, Ahijah the prophet is there, who told me that I would be king over this people.

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So Jeroboam told his wife, "Disguise yourself so that no one will recognize you as the queen. Then go to the prophet Ahijah at Shiloh--the man who told me I would become king.

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Take along ten loaves of bread, some sweet rolls, and a jug of honey. Make a visit to him and he'll tell you what's going on with our boy."

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Take ten loaves of bread with you, some cakes and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy."

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Also take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him; he will tell you what will become of the child."

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Take him a gift of ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and ask him what will happen to the boy."

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Jeroboam's wife did as she was told; she went straight to Shiloh and to Ahijah's house. Ahijah was an old man at this time, and blind,

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So Jeroboam's wife did what he said and went to Ahijah's house in Shiloh. Now Ahijah could not see; his sight was gone because of his age.

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And Jeroboam's wife did so; she arose and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were glazed by reason of his age.

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So Jeroboam's wife went to Ahijah's home at Shiloh. He was an old man now and could no longer see.

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but GOD had warned Ahijah, "Jeroboam's wife is on her way to consult with you regarding her sick son; tell her this and this and this." When she came in she was disguised.

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But the LORD had told Ahijah, "Jeroboam's wife is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill, and you are to give her such and such an answer. When she arrives, she will pretend to be someone else."

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Now the LORD had said to Ahijah, "Here is the wife of Jeroboam, coming to ask you something about her son, for he is sick. Thus and thus you shall say to her; for it will be, when she comes in, that she will pretend to be another woman."

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But the LORD had told Ahijah, "Jeroboam's wife will come here, pretending to be someone else. She will ask you about her son, for he is very sick. You must give her the answer that I give you."

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Ahijah heard her come through the door and said, "Welcome, wife of Jeroboam! But why the deception? I've got bad news for you.

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So when Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps at the door, he said, "Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why this pretense? I have been sent to you with bad news.

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And so it was, when Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps as she came through the door, he said, "Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why do you pretend to be another person? For I have been sent to you with bad news.

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So when Ahijah heard her footsteps at the door, he called out, "Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you pretending to be someone else?" Then he told her, "I have bad news for you.

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Go and deliver this message I received firsthand from GOD the God of Israel, to Jeroboam: I raised you up from obscurity and made you the leader of my people Israel.

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Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'I raised you up from among the people and made you a leader over my people Israel.

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Go, tell Jeroboam, "Thus says the LORD God of Israel: "Because I exalted you from among the people, and made you ruler over My people Israel,

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Give your husband, Jeroboam, this message from the LORD, the God of Israel: `I promoted you from the ranks of the common people and made you ruler over my people Israel.

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I ripped the kingdom from the hands of David's family and gave it to you, but you weren't at all like my servant David who did what I told him and lived from his undivided heart, pleasing me.

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I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, but you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commands and followed me with all his heart, doing only what was right in my eyes.

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and tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to you; and yet you have not been as My servant David, who kept My commandments and who followed Me with all his heart, to do only what was right in My eyes;

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I ripped the kingdom away from the family of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like my servant David, who obeyed my commands and followed me with all his heart and always did whatever I wanted him to do.

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Instead you've set a new record in works of evil by making alien gods--tin gods! Pushing me aside and turning your back--you've made me mighty angry.

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You have done more evil than all who lived before you. You have made for yourself other gods, idols made of metal; you have provoked me to anger and thrust me behind your back.

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but you have done more evil than all who were before you, for you have gone and made for yourself other gods and molded images to provoke Me to anger, and have cast Me behind your back--

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You have done more evil than all who lived before you. You have made other gods and have made me furious with your gold calves. And since you have turned your back on me,

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"And I'll not put up with it: I'm bringing doom on the household of Jeroboam, killing the lot of them right down to the last male wretch in Israel, whether slave or free. They've become nothing but garbage and I'm getting rid of them.

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"'Because of this, I am going to bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam. I will cut off from Jeroboam every last male in Israel-slave or free. I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns dung, until it is all gone.

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therefore behold! I will bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every male in Israel, bond and free; I will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as one takes away refuse until it is all gone.

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I will bring disaster on your dynasty and kill all your sons, slave or free alike. I will burn up your royal dynasty as one burns up trash until it is all gone.

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The ones who die in the city will be eaten by stray dogs; the ones who die out in the country will be eaten by carrion crows. GOD's decree!

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Dogs will eat those belonging to Jeroboam who die in the city, and the birds of the air will feed on those who die in the country. The LORD has spoken!'

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The dogs shall eat whoever belongs to Jeroboam and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the field; for the LORD has spoken!"'

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I, the LORD, vow that the members of your family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by vultures.'"

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"And that's it. Go on home--the minute you step foot in town, the boy will die.

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"As for you, go back home. When you set foot in your city, the boy will die.

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Arise therefore, go to your own house. When your feet enter the city, the child shall die.

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Then Ahijah said to Jeroboam's wife, "Go on home, and when you enter the city, the child will die.

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Everyone will come to his burial, mourning his death. He is the only one in Jeroboam's family who will get a decent burial; he's the only one for whom GOD, the God of Israel, has a good word to say.

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All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will be buried, because he is the only one in the house of Jeroboam in whom the LORD, the God of Israel, has found anything good.

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And all Israel shall mourn for him and bury him, for he is the only one of Jeroboam who shall come to the grave, because in him there is found something good toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.

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All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He is the only member of your family who will have a proper burial, for this child is the only good thing that the LORD, the God of Israel, sees in the entire family of Jeroboam.

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"Then GOD will appoint a king over Israel who will wipe out Jeroboam's family, wipe them right off the map--doomsday for Jeroboam!

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"The LORD will raise up for himself a king over Israel who will cut off the family of Jeroboam. This is the day! What? Yes, even now.

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"Moreover the LORD will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam; this is the day. What? Even now!

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And the LORD will raise up a king over Israel who will destroy the family of Jeroboam. This will happen today, even now!

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He will hit Israel hard, as a storm slaps reeds about; he'll pull them up by the roots from this good land of their inheritance, weeding them out, and then scatter them to the four winds. And why? Because they made GOD so angry with Asherah sex-and-religion shrines.

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And the LORD will strike Israel, so that it will be like a reed swaying in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land that he gave to their forefathers and scatter them beyond the River, because they provoked the LORD to anger by making Asherah poles.

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For the LORD will strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land which He gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River, because they have made their wooden images, provoking the LORD to anger.

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Then the LORD will shake Israel like a reed whipped about in a stream. He will uproot the people of Israel from this good land that he gave their ancestors and will scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, for they have angered the LORD by worshiping Asherah poles.

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He'll wash his hands of Israel because of Jeroboam's sins, which have led Israel into a life of sin."

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And he will give Israel up because of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit."

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And He will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who sinned and who made Israel sin."

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He will abandon Israel because Jeroboam sinned and made all of Israel sin along with him."

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Jeroboam's wife left and went home to Tirzah. The moment she stepped through the door, the boy died.

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Then Jeroboam's wife got up and left and went to Tirzah. As soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.

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Then Jeroboam's wife arose and departed, and came to Tirzah. When she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.

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So Jeroboam's wife returned to Tirzah, and the child died just as she walked through the door of her home.

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They buried him and everyone mourned his death, just as GOD had said through his servant the prophet Ahijah.

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They buried him, and all Israel mourned for him, as the LORD had said through his servant the prophet Ahijah.

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And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke through His servant Ahijah the prophet.

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When the people of Israel buried him, they mourned for him, as the LORD had promised through the prophet Ahijah.

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The rest of Jeroboam's life, the wars he fought and the way he ruled, is written in The Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

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The other events of Jeroboam's reign, his wars and how he ruled, are written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel.

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Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he made war and how he reigned, indeed they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

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The rest of the events of Jeroboam's reign, all his wars and how he ruled, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.

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He ruled for twenty-two years. He died and was buried with his ancestors. Nadab his son was king after him. [JC]

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He reigned for twenty-two years and then rested with his fathers. And Nadab his son succeeded him as king.

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The period that Jeroboam reigned was twenty-two years. So he rested with his fathers. Then Nadab his son reigned in his place.

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Jeroboam reigned in Israel twenty-two years. When Jeroboam died, his son Nadab became the next king.

Acts.16.1

Paul came first to Derbe, then Lystra. He found a disciple there by the name of Timothy, son of a devout Jewish mother and Greek father.

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He came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was a Jewess and a believer, but whose father was a Greek.

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Then he came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, but his father was Greek.

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Paul and Silas went first to Derbe and then on to Lystra. There they met Timothy, a young disciple whose mother was a Jewish believer, but whose father was a Greek.

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Friends in Lystra and Iconium all said what a fine young man he was.

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The brothers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

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He was well spoken of by the brethren who were at Lystra and Iconium.

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Timothy was well thought of by the believers in Lystra and Iconium,

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Paul wanted to recruit him for their mission, but first took him aside and circumcised him so he wouldn't offend the Jews who lived in those parts. They all knew that his father was Greek.

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Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

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Paul wanted to have him go on with him. And he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in that region, for they all knew that his father was Greek.

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so Paul wanted him to join them on their journey. In deference to the Jews of the area, he arranged for Timothy to be circumcised before they left, for everyone knew that his father was a Greek.

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As they traveled from town to town, they presented the simple guidelines the Jerusalem apostles and leaders had come up with.

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As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.

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And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem.

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Then they went from town to town, explaining the decision regarding the commandments that were to be obeyed, as decided by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem.

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That turned out to be most helpful. Day after day the congregations became stronger in faith and larger in size.

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So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.

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So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

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So the churches were strengthened in their faith and grew daily in numbers.

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They went to Phrygia, and then on through the region of Galatia. Their plan was to turn west into Asia province, but the Holy Spirit blocked that route.

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Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.

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Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia.

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Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area of Phrygia and Galatia, because the Holy Spirit had told them not to go into the province of Asia at that time.

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So they went to Mysia and tried to go north to Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus wouldn't let them go there either.

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When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to.

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After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them.

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Then coming to the borders of Mysia, they headed for the province of Bithynia, but again the Spirit of Jesus did not let them go.

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Proceeding on through Mysia, they went down to the seaport Troas.

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So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.

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So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

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So instead, they went on through Mysia to the city of Troas.

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That night Paul had a dream: A Macedonian stood on the far shore and called across the sea, "Come over to Macedonia and help us!"

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During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."

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And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."

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That night Paul had a vision. He saw a man from Macedonia in northern Greece, pleading with him, "Come over here and help us."

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The dream gave Paul his map. We went to work at once getting things ready to cross over to Macedonia. All the pieces had come together. We knew now for sure that God had called us to preach the good news to the Europeans.

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After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

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Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.

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So we decided to leave for Macedonia at once, for we could only conclude that God was calling us to preach the Good News there.

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Putting out from the harbor at Troas, we made a straight run for Samothrace. The next day we tied up at New City

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From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day on to Neapolis.

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Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day came to Neapolis,

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We boarded a boat at Troas and sailed straight across to the island of Samothrace, and the next day we landed at Neapolis.

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and walked from there to Philippi, the main city in that part of Macedonia and, even more importantly, a Roman colony. We lingered there several days.

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From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.

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and from there to Philippi, which is the foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for some days.

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From there we reached Philippi, a major city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony; we stayed there several days.

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On the Sabbath, we left the city and went down along the river where we had heard there was to be a prayer meeting. We took our place with the women who had gathered there and talked with them.

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On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there.

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And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there.

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On the Sabbath we went a little way outside the city to a riverbank, where we supposed that some people met for prayer, and we sat down to speak with some women who had come together.

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One woman, Lydia, was from Thyatira and a dealer in expensive textiles, known to be a God-fearing woman. As she listened with intensity to what was being said, the Master gave her a trusting heart--and she believed!

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One of those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul's message.

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Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul.

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One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying.

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After she was baptized, along with everyone in her household, she said in a surge of hospitality, "If you're confident that I'm in this with you and believe in the Master truly, come home with me and be my guests." We hesitated, but she wouldn't take no for an answer.

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When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. "If you consider me a believer in the Lord," she said, "come and stay at my house." And she persuaded us.

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And when she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay." So she persuaded us.

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She was baptized along with other members of her household, and she asked us to be her guests. "If you agree that I am faithful to the Lord," she said, "come and stay at my home." And she urged us until we did.

Ps.78.1

Listen, dear friends, to God's truth, bend your ears to what I tell you.

Ps.78.1

O my people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth.

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Give ear, O my people, to my law; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

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O my people, listen to my teaching. Open your ears to what I am saying,

Ps.78.2

I'm chewing on the morsel of a proverb; I'll let you in on the sweet old truths,

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I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old-

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I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,

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for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past--

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Stories we heard from our fathers, counsel we learned at our mother's knee.

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what we have heard and known, what our fathers have told us.

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Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.

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stories we have heard and know, stories our ancestors handed down to us.

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We're not keeping this to ourselves, we're passing it along to the next generation--GOD's fame and fortune, the marvelous things he has done.

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We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done.

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We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.

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We will not hide these truths from our children but will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the LORD. We will tell of his power and the mighty miracles he did.

Ps.78.5

He planted a witness in Jacob, set his Word firmly in Israel, Then commanded our parents to teach it to their children

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He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children,

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For He established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children;

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For he issued his decree to Jacob; he gave his law to Israel. He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children,

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So the next generation would know, and all the generations to come--Know the truth and tell the stories so their children

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so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.

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That the generation to come might know them, The children who would be born, That they may arise and declare them to their children,

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so the next generation might know them--even the children not yet born--that they in turn might teach their children.

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can trust in God, Never forget the works of God but keep his commands to the letter.

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Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.

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That they may set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments;

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So each generation can set its hope anew on God, remembering his glorious miracles and obeying his commands.

Ps.78.8

Heaven forbid they should be like their parents, bullheaded and bad, A fickle and faithless bunch who never stayed true to God.

Ps.78.8

They would not be like their forefathers- a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him.

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And may not be like their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not set its heart aright, And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Ps.78.8

Then they will not be like their ancestors--stubborn, rebellious, and unfaithful, refusing to give their hearts to God.