1 Kings 13:3

And in that day one shall give a sign, saying, This is the word which the Lord has spoken, saying, Behold, the altar is rent, and the fatness upon it shall be poured 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

2And he cried against the altar by the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord, Behold, a son is to be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and he shall offer upon thee the priests of the high places, even of them that sacrifice upon thee, and he shall burn men’s bones upon thee.

4And it came to pass when King Jeroboam heard the words of the man of God who called on the altar that was in Bethel, that the king stretched forth his hand from the altar, saying, Take hold of him. And, behold, his hand, which he stretched forth against him, withered, and he could not draw it back to himself.

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Cross References

Exodus 4:8And if they will not believe thee, nor hearken to the voice of the first sign, they will believe thee because of the voice of the second sign.

Deuteronomy 13:1Every word that I command you this day, it shalt thou observe to do: thou shalt not add to it, nor diminish from it.

1 Samuel 2:34And this which shall come upon thy two sons Hophni and Phinehas shall be a sign to thee; in one day they shall both die.

Isaiah 7:11Ask for thyself a sign of the Lord thy God, in the depth or in the height.

Isaiah 38:6And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of the Assyrians: and I will defend this city.

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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