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He criedagainst the altar by the word of the LORD, and said, "O altar, altar, thussays the LORD, 'Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and on you he shall sacrifice the priests of the highplaces who burnincense on you, and humanbones shall be burned on you.' "
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Then he gave a sign the sameday, saying, "This is the signwhich the LORD has spoken, 'Behold, the altar shall be splitapart and the asheswhich are on it shall be poured out.' "
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Now when the kingheard the saying of the man of God, which he criedagainst the altar in Bethel, Jeroboamstretched out his hand from the altar, saying, "Seize him." But his handwhich he stretched out against him dried up, so that he could not draw it back to himself.
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The altar also was splitapart and the ashes were poured out from the altar, according to the signwhich the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
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The kingsaid to the man of God, "Pleaseentreat the LORD your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me." So the man of Godentreated the LORD, and the king'shand was restored to him, and it became as it was before.