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1 Kings 13:5
5Also, the altar was split apart and its ashes poured out according to the sign given by the man of God by the word of the Lord.
1 Kings 13:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The altar also was torn down, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The altar also was split apart, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord.
- New Living Translation (NLT)At the same time a wide crack appeared in the altar, and the ashes poured out, just as the man of God had predicted in his message from the Lord.
Context of 1 Kings 13:5
3That same day the man of God gave a sign: “This is the sign the Lord has declared: The altar will be split apart and the ashes on it will be poured out.” 4When King Jeroboam heard what the man of God cried out against the altar at Bethel, he stretched out his hand from the altar and said, “Seize him!” But the hand he stretched out toward the man shriveled up, so that he could not pull it back. Also, the altar was split apart and its ashes poured out according to the sign given by the man of God by the word of the Lord. 6Then the king said to the man of God, “Intercede with the Lord your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored and became as it was before. 7The king said to the man of God, “Come home with me for a meal, and I will give you a gift.”
Read all of 1 Kings 131 Kings 13:5 word by word
וְהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ נִקְרָ֔ע וַיִּשָּׁפֵ֥ךְ הַדֶּ֖שֶׁן מִן־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ כַּמּוֹפֵ֗ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֛ן אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
- also was rentקָרַעqâra‛ · to tearH7167
- and the ashesדֶּ֫שֶׁןdeshen · ashesH1880
- poured outשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
- according to the signמוֹפֵתmôphêth môphêth · wonderH4159
- which the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- had givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- by the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for 1 Kings 13:5
- 1 Kings 13:3That same day the man of God gave a sign: “This is the sign the Lord has declared: The altar will be split apart and the ashes on it will be poured out.”
- 1 Kings 22:28Micaiah declared, “If you ever return safely, the Lord has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Mark my words, all you people!”
- Exodus 9:18Therefore, at this time tomorrow I will send the worst hailstorm that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded till now.
- Numbers 16:23Then the Lord said to Moses,
- Deuteronomy 18:22If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true, that is a message the Lord has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously, so do not be alarmed.
- Jeremiah 28:16Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. This very year you are going to die, because you have preached rebellion against the Lord.’ ”
- Mark 16:20Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
- Acts 5:1Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 13:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The altar was also rent - It split or clave of its own accord; and, as the split parts would decline at the top from the line of their perpendicular, so the ashes and coals would fall off, or be poured out.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5We need not suppose a complete shattering of the altar, but rather the appearance of a crack or fissure in the fabric, which, extending from top to bottom, caused the embers and the fragments of the victims to fall until they reached the ground.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5Jeroboam's shoulder and arm became paralyzed, and the prophecy about the altar came true. This showed God's power and his unhappiness with Jeroboam's false religion.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-92-9. he cried against the altar--which is put for the whole system of worship organized in Israel. Behold, a child shall be born ... Josiah by name--This is one of the most remarkable prophecies recorded in the Scriptures; and, in its clearness, circumstantial minuteness, and exact prediction of an event that took place three hundred sixty years later, it stands in striking contrast to the obscure and ambiguous oracles of the heathen. Being publicly…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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