1 Kings 13:4
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth–el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.”
דָּבָר
In Hebrew, dabar is not just a word spoken — it is a word that accomplishes something. God's dabar does not return empty. The psalmist says this word is a lamp to his feet — not a floodlight revealing everything ahead, but enough light for the next step. That is faith.
שָׁלַח
he had stretched out
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שָׁלַח
To send. Shalach. God sent His Son. He still sends people today. You are sent. Every believer is a sent one carrying His authority.
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קָרָא
he called out
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קָרָא
To call, to proclaim, to read aloud. Qara. God called Abraham Moses Samuel and you. When God calls your name everything changes.
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עַל
on/ him
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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תָּפַשׂ
seize/ him
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תָּפַשׂ
to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
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יָד
hand/ his
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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יָכֹל
he was able
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יָכֹל
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
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יָרׇבְעָם
Jeroboam
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יָרׇבְעָם
Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings
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בֵּית־אֵל
-el
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בֵּית־אֵל
Beth-El, a place in Palestine
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