3 And he gave a sign on the same day, saying: 'This will be the sign that the Lord has spoken. Behold, the altar shall be torn apart, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.'
4 And when the king had heard the word of the man of God, which he had cried out against the altar at Bethel, he extended his hand from the altar, saying, 'Apprehend him!' But his hand, which he had extended against him, withered. And he was unable to draw it back to himself.
5 Also, the altar was torn apart, and the ashes were poured out from the altar, in accord with the sign that the man of God had predicted by the word of the Lord.
6 And the king said to the man of God, 'Entreat the face of the Lord your God, and pray for me, so that my hand may be restored to me.' And the man of God prayed before the face of the Lord, and the hand of the king was restored to him, and it became as it had been before.
7 Then the king said to the man of God: 'Come home with me, so that you may dine. And I will give you gifts.'
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