1 Kings 13:6

And the king [humbled and alarmed by the judgment he had experienced in his own person] answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now [The Heb. is very expressive—" Smooth or stroke the face ." It is an expression which occurs several times. See especially Exodus 32:11 ; 2 Kings 13:4 ; 2 Chronicles 33:12 ; Proverbs 19:6 ] of the Lord thy God [ i.e; whose messenger thou art. "Jeroboam, conscience stricken, does not dare to call Jehovah his own God" (Wordsworth). This was probably the case, yet surely it is an inference not warranted by the text. The expression, "The Lord thy God," is of constant occurrence, especially when a "man of God" is addressed; cf. 1 Kings 17:12 ; 1 Kings 18:10 ], and pray for me [This sudden change in his bearing shows how much Jeroboam was frightened. The sight, too, of the king humbly supplicating the prophet who a moment before had protested against the calf worship was calculated to make an impression on the minds of the people], that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought [lit; stroked the face of ] the Lord, and the king's hand was restored him, and became as it was before.