1 Reyes 13:6

6 Entonces el rey clamó al hombre de Dios: «¡Te ruego que le pidas al Señor
tu Dios que me restaure la mano!». Así que el hombre de Dios oró al Señor
, y la mano quedó restaurada y el rey pudo moverla otra vez.

1 Reyes 13:6 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 13:6

And the king answered and said unto the man of God
In another tone than when he bid the people lay hold on him; not in a haughty, but humble manner; not as threatening, but supplicating:

entreat now the face of the Lord thy God;
he does not say "my God", for he had apostatized from him, and served other gods, but "thy" God, whose prophet he was, and who had an interest in him, as clearly appeared by what he had said and done by him;

and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again;
not that the anger of God might be turned away from him, and he enjoy the divine favour, and have an application of pardoning grace made to him, only to have this outward mercy, this temporal favour restored to him, the use of his hand:

and the man of God besought the Lord;
not rendering evil for evil; but being of a forgiving spirit, though the king had stretched out his hand against him, he lifted up his hands to heaven for him:

and the king's hand was restored again, and became as it was before;
which was another instance of divine power, and a further proof of the prophet's divine mission; from whence it might be concluded, that what he had prophesied of would be fulfilled, and was an instance also of divine goodness to the king, which should have led him to repentance, but did not.

1 Reyes 13:6 In-Context

4 Cuando Jeroboam oyó al hombre de Dios hablar contra el altar de Betel, el rey lo señaló con el dedo y gritó: «¡Detengan a ese hombre!»; pero al instante, la mano del rey se paralizó en esa posición, y no podía moverla.

5 En ese mismo momento, se produjo una enorme grieta en el altar y las cenizas se desparramaron, tal como el hombre de Dios había predicho en el mensaje que recibió del Señor
.

6 Entonces el rey clamó al hombre de Dios: «¡Te ruego que le pidas al Señor
tu Dios que me restaure la mano!». Así que el hombre de Dios oró al Señor
, y la mano quedó restaurada y el rey pudo moverla otra vez.

7 Después el rey dijo al hombre de Dios:
—Ven al palacio conmigo, come algo y te daré un regalo.

8 Pero el hombre de Dios le dijo al rey:
—Aunque me dieras la mitad de todo lo que posees, no iría contigo. No comería ni bebería nada en este lugar,