1 Kings 13:3

And he has given a sign on that day, saying, “This [is] the sign that YHWH has spoken, Behold, the altar is torn, and the ashes that [are] on it [are] poured forth.”

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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 he calls against the altar, by the word of YHWH, and says, “Altar! Altar! Thus said YHWH: Behold, a son is born to the house of David—Josiah [is] his name—and he has sacrificed on you the priests of the high places who are making incense on you, and bones of man are burned on you.”

4And it comes to pass, at the king’s hearing the word of the man of God that he calls against the altar in Beth-El, that Jeroboam puts forth his hand from off the altar, saying, “Catch him”; and his hand that he has put forth against him is dried up, and he is not able to bring it back to himself,

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Cross References

Exodus 4:8“and it has come to pass, if they do not give credence to you, and do not listen to the voice of the first sign, that they have given credence to the voice of the latter sign.

Deuteronomy 13:1“When a prophet or a dreamer of a dream arises in your midst, and he has given a sign or wonder to you,

1 Samuel 2:34and this [is] the sign to you that comes to your two sons, to Hophni and Phinehas—in one day both of them die;

Isaiah 7:11“Ask for a sign from your God YHWH, || Make the request deep, or make [it] high upwards.”

Isaiah 38:6and out of the hand of the king of Asshur I deliver you and this city, and have covered over this city.

Jeremiah 44:29And this [is] the sign to you—a declaration of YHWH—that I am seeing after you in this place, so that you know that My words are certainly established against you for calamity—

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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