And the Prophet did; and Jeroboam's hand was made quite well again.
A Prophet of the Lord was sent to him with a message from God.
Then the King pressed the Prophet to come in to refresh himself, and to receive a reward.
But the Prophet answered that the Lord had strictly forbidden him to eat bread or drink water in that place. So he turned away, to go back by another road, as the Lord commanded him.
But now a great temptation met him.
For as the Prophet was turning away from Bethel, an old Prophet who lived there, thought he would ask him to come back and rest at his house. He had heard how the Prophet had cried against the Altar, and he longed to hear all about it.
But the Prophet again explained that the Lord had forbidden him to eat and drink in that place.
Then the Old Prophet lied to him, and said that an Angel had told him he was to ask him home to refresh him.
So the Prophet listened to his fellow-prophet, instead of obeying God, and he turned back and went in, and ate and drank.