1 Kings 13:6The king answered the man of God, "Now entreat the favor of Yahweh your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again." The man of God entreated Yahweh, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
The setting
Bethel, Israel, ~930 BC. King Jeroboam's hand is withered, useless. The same man he tried to arrest is now his only hope for healing.
The emotion here: recording divine mercy amid human desperation
The original word
chalah (חָלָה) — to entreat earnestly, to beg for favor with intensity
Why it matters
Jeroboam's withered hand was likely visible to his entire court, a public humiliation
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Kings 13:6
Jeroboam called him 'the man of God' instead of 'prophet' — acknowledging divine authority
Common misconceptionPeople assume this shows that everyone gets healed when they ask, but Jeroboam was healed to give him opportunity to repent — which he wasted.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Kings 13:6
Bible Genome reading
1 Kings 13:6 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Kings 13:6 comes from the book of 1 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Jeroboam. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include repentance, intercession. Notable phrases: entreat the favor; pray for me. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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