1 Kings 13:3

and he shall give, on that day, a sign, saying, This, is the sign of which Yahweh hath spoken,—Lo! the altar, is to be rent, and the ashes that are upon thee shall be, poured out!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 made proclamation against the altar, by the word of Yahweh, and said, O altar! altar! Thus, saith Yahweh,—Lo! a son to be born unto the house of David, Josiah his name, who shall sacrifice upon thee the priests of the high-places, who are making a perfume upon thee, and, human bones, shall be burned upon thee;

4And it came to pass, when the king heard the word of the man of God which he proclaimed against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam thrust forth his hand, from off the altar, saying—Lay hold of him! and his hand which he had thrust forth against him was dried up, that he could not draw it back to him.

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Cross References

Exodus 4:8thus shall it come to pass, if they will not believe thee, nor hearken to the voice of the first sign, then will they believe the voice of the next sign;

Deuteronomy 13:1When there shall arise in thy midst—a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams,—and he shall give unto thee a sign or a wonder;

1 Samuel 2:34And, this, for thee is the sign, which shall come upon thy two sons, upon Hophni and Phinehas,—In one day, shall they, both of them, die;

Isaiah 7:11Ask thee a sign, of Yahweh thy God,—Go down deep for a request, Or ascend on high!

Isaiah 38:6And out of the hand of the king of Assyria, will I deliver thee, and this city; And I will throw a covering over this city.

Jeremiah 44:29And, this, to you, shall be the sign, Declareth Yahweh, that I am about to bring punishment upon you in this place,—that ye may know that my words shall, certainly stand 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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