5. The altar was also split apart, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the Lord’s word.
6. The king answered the man of God, “Now intercede for the favor of the Lord your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again.”The man of God interceded with the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored to him again, and became as it was before.
7. The king said to the man of God, “Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”
8. The man of God said to the king, “Even if you gave me half of your house, I would not go in with you, neither would I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
9. for so was it commanded me by the Lord’s word, saying, ‘You shall eat no bread, drink no water, and don’t return by the way that you came.’”
10. So he went another way, and didn’t return by the way that he came to Bethel.
11. Now an old prophet lived in Bethel, and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king.
12. Their father said to them, “Which way did he go?” Now his sons had seen which way the man of God went, who came from Judah.
13. He said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him; and he rode on it.