1 Kings 13:3

The same day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “This is the sign to prove that the Lord has spoken. Look! The altar will be split apart, and the ashes on it will spill out.”

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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

2He shouted out the Lord's condemnation of the altar: “Altar, altar, this is what the Lord says. A son will be born to the house of David. His name will be Josiah, and on you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn offerings on you, and human bones will be burned on you.”

4When King Jeroboam heard the condemnation the man of God had shouted out against the altar in Bethel, he pointed his hand at him and said, “Arrest him!” But the hand the king had pointed at him had become paralyzed and he couldn't draw it back.

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Cross References

Exodus 4:8“If they don't believe you and they're not convinced by the first sign, they'll believe because of the second sign,” the Lord explained.

Deuteronomy 13:1Maybe a prophet or someone who has dreams about the future will come along and give you a prediction about some sign or miracle,

1 Samuel 2:34Here is a sign for you that this will happen regarding your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: both will die on the same day.

Isaiah 7:11“Ask the Lord your God for a sign, whether as deep as where people are buried or as high as heaven.”

Isaiah 38:6I will save you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.

Jeremiah 44:29This is your sign to prove that I'm going to punish you here, declares the Lord, so that you'll know for certain that my threats against you will really happen.

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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