3. The man of God gave proof that these things would happen. He said, “This is God’s sign that this will happen. This altar will break apart. And the ashes on it will fall onto the ground.”
4. King Jeroboam heard what the man of God said about the altar in Bethel. So Jeroboam raised his hand from the altar and pointed at the man. “Capture him!” he said. But when the king said this, his arm became paralyzed. He could not move it.
5. Also, the altar broke into pieces. All its ashes fell onto the ground. This was the sign the Lord had told the man of God to give.
6. Then the king said to the man of God, “Please pray to the Lord your God for me. Ask him to heal my arm.”So the man of God prayed to the Lord. And the king’s arm was healed. It became as it was before.
7. Then the king said to the man of God, “Please come home and eat with me. I will give you a gift.”
8. But the man of God answered the king, “I will not go home with you! Even if you gave me half of your kingdom, I would not go! I will not eat or drink anything in this place.