John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 13:6
1Ki 13:6 And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as [it was] before. Ver. 6. Intreat now the face - seek the favour for me - of the Lord thy God.] He could not say, My God, for he had chosen other gods, forsaken his own mercies, and was miserable by his own election. And the king’s hand was... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 13:5
1Ki 13:5 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD. Ver. 5. The altar was rent. ] But not till the violence intended against God’s prophet was revenged: so dear to him are such, and so tender is he of their safety. According to the sign. ] This might have convinced and reclaimed those idolaters, had not their necks been possessed with an iron sinew. read more