1 Kings 13:3

The same day he gave them a sign, saying, This is the sign which the Lord has given: See, the altar will be broken and the burned waste on it overturned.

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In The King James Version

And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.

In Context

2And by the order of the Lord he made an outcry against the altar, saying, O altar, altar, the Lord has said, From the seed of David will come a child, named Josiah, and on you he will put to death the priests of the high places, who are burning offerings on you, and men's bones will be burned on you.

4Then the king, hearing the man of God crying out against the altar at Beth-el, put out his hand from the altar, saying, Take him prisoner. And his hand, stretched out against him, became dead, and he had no power of pulling it back.

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Cross References

Exodus 4:8And if they do not have faith in you or give ear to the voice of the first sign, they will have faith in the second sign.

Deuteronomy 13:1If ever you have among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams and he gives you a sign or a wonder,

1 Samuel 2:34And this will be the sign to you, which will come on Hophni and Phinehas, your sons; death will overtake them on the same day.

Isaiah 7:11Make a request to the Lord your God for a sign, a sign in the deep places of the underworld, or in the high heavens.

Isaiah 38:6And I will keep you and this town safe from the hands of the king of Assyria: and I will keep watch over this town.

Jeremiah 44:29And this will be the sign to you, says the Lord, that I will give you punishment in this place, so that you may see that my words will certainly have effect against you for evil:

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 13:2-11

A Prophet Sent to Jeroboam; the Withering of Jeroboam's Hand. ( b. c. 974.) 1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. 2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord , and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord ; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon… Read the whole commentary →

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