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He said, “The LORD has promised to give this sign: This altar will split apart, and its ashes will be poured out on the ground.” <a href="/esv/1_kings/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign that the LORD has spoken: ‘Behold, the altar shall be torn down, and the ashes that are on it shall be poured out.’” <a href="/bsb/1_kings/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’” <a href="/kjv/1_kings/13.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/13.htm">New King James Version</a> And he gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign which the LORD has spoken: Surely the altar shall split apart, and the ashes on it shall be poured out.” <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then he gave a sign on the same day, saying, “This is the sign which the LORD has spoken: ‘Behold, the altar shall be torn to pieces and the ashes which are on it shall be poured out.’” <a href="/nasb/1_kings/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then he gave a sign the same day, saying, &#8220This is the sign which the LORD has spoken, &#8216Behold, the altar shall be split apart and the ashes which are on it shall be poured out.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then he gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign which the LORD has spoken, ‘Behold, the altar shall be split apart and the ashes which are on it shall be poured out.’” <a href="/lsb/1_kings/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then he gave a miraculous sign the same day, saying, “This is the miraculous sign which Yahweh has spoken, ‘Behold, the altar shall be torn apart and the ashes which are on it shall be poured out.’” <a href="/amp/1_kings/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And he gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign which the LORD has spoken: ‘Behold, the altar shall be split apart and the ashes that are on it shall be poured out.’” <a href="/csb/1_kings/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He gave a sign that day. He said, “This is the sign that the LORD has spoken: ‘The altar will now be ripped apart, and the ashes that are on it will be poured out.’ ” <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He gave a sign that day. He said, &#8220This is the sign that the LORD has spoken: &#8216The altar will now be ripped apart, and the ashes that are on it will be poured out.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/asv/1_kings/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which Jehovah hath spoken: Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out. <a href="/cev/1_kings/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You will know that the LORD has said these things when the altar splits in half, and the ashes on it fall to the ground. <a href="/erv/1_kings/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> That day the man of God [also] gave [them] a miraculous sign, saying, "This is the sign that the LORD will give you: You will see the altar torn apart. The ashes on it will be poured [on the ground]." <a href="/gnt/1_kings/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> And the prophet went on to say, "This altar will fall apart, and the ashes on it will be scattered. Then you will know that the LORD has spoken through me." <a href="/isv/1_kings/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> Later that same day, he gave them a special display of power of what was to come when he said, "Here's proof that the LORD has decreed this: Look! This altar will be split apart and the ashes that are on it will spill out." <a href="/net/1_kings/13.htm">NET Bible</a> That day he also announced a sign, "This is the sign the LORD has predetermined: The altar will be split open and the ashes on it will fall to the ground." <a href="/nheb/1_kings/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He gave a sign the same day, saying, "This is the sign which the LORD has spoken: Look, the altar will be split apart, and the ashes that are on it will be poured out." <a href="/wbt/1_kings/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/1_kings/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’” <a href="/web/1_kings/13.htm">World English Bible</a> He gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign which Yahweh has spoken: Behold, the altar will be split apart, and the ashes that are on it will be poured out.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> 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.” <a href="/ylt/1_kings/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he hath given on that day a sign, saying, 'This is the sign that Jehovah hath spoken, Lo, the altar is rent, and the ashes poured forth that are on it.' <a href="/slt/1_kings/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And, he will give in that day a sign, saying, This the sign which Jehovah spake: Behold, the altar rent and the fat which was upon it, poured out.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he gave a sign the same day, saying: This shall be the sign, that the Lord hath spoken: Behold the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he gave a sign on the same day, saying: “This will be the sign that the Lord has spoken. Behold, the altar shall be torn apart, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.” <a href="/nabre/1_kings/13.htm">New American Bible</a> He also gave a sign that same day and said: “This is the sign that the LORD has spoken: The altar shall be torn apart and the ashes on it shall be scattered.” <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign that the LORD has spoken: ‘The altar shall be torn down, and the ashes that are on it shall be poured out.’”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> - - - <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And on that day, he gave a sign and said: “This is the sign that LORD JEHOVAH has sent me: behold, the altar will be broken, and the ashes that are on it will be poured out.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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.' <a href="/sep/1_kings/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/13-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=5144" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/13.htm">Jeroboam's Hand Withers</a> …2And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’ ” 3<a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">That</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯan (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">the man of God gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/4159.htm" title="4159: mō·w·p̄êṯ (N-ms) -- A wonder, sign, portent. Or mopheth; from yaphah in the sense of conspicuousness; a miracle; by implication, a token or omen.">a sign,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">“The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">has spoken</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/4159.htm" title="4159: ham·mō·w·p̄êṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A wonder, sign, portent. Or mopheth; from yaphah in the sense of conspicuousness; a miracle; by implication, a token or omen.">sign:</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">‘Surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/7167.htm" title="7167: niq·rā‘ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To tear. A primitive root; to rend, literally or figuratively.">will be split apart,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1880.htm" title="1880: had·de·šen (Art:: N-ms) -- Fatness, ashes of fat. From dashen; the fat; abstractly fatness, i.e. abundance; specifically the ashes of sacrifices.">and the ashes</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon it</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: wə·niš·paḵ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">will be poured out.’”</a> 4Now when King Jeroboam, who was at the altar in Bethel, heard the word that the man of God had cried out against it, he stretched out his hand and said, “Seize him!” But the hand he stretched out toward him withered, so that he could not pull it back.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm">2 Kings 23:15-16</a> He even pulled down the altar at Bethel, the high place set up by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. Then he burned the high place, ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah pole. / And as Josiah turned, he saw the tombs there on the hillside, and he sent someone to take the bones out of the tombs, and he burned them on the altar to defile it, according to the word of the LORD proclaimed by the man of God who had foretold these things. <a href="/2_kings/23-17.htm">2 Kings 23:17-18</a> Then the king asked, “What is this monument I see?” And the men of the city replied, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things that you have done to the altar of Bethel.” / “Let him rest,” said Josiah. “Do not let anyone disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed, along with those of the prophet who had come from Samaria. <a href="/2_chronicles/34-5.htm">2 Chronicles 34:5</a> Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. <a href="/2_chronicles/34-6.htm">2 Chronicles 34:6-7</a> Josiah did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them. / He tore down the altars and Asherah poles, crushed the idols to powder, and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem. <a href="/jeremiah/44-29.htm">Jeremiah 44:29-30</a> This will be a sign to you that I will punish you in this place, declares the LORD, so that you may know that My threats of harm against you will surely stand. / This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will deliver Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies who seek his life, just as I delivered Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who was seeking his life.” <a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a> Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel. <a href="/isaiah/38-7.htm">Isaiah 38:7-8</a> This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised: / I will make the sun’s shadow that falls on the stairway of Ahaz go back ten steps.’” So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had descended. <a href="/exodus/4-30.htm">Exodus 4:30</a> and Aaron relayed everything the LORD had said to Moses. And Moses performed the signs before the people, <a href="/exodus/7-3.htm">Exodus 7:3</a> But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I will multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, <a href="/deuteronomy/13-1.htm">Deuteronomy 13:1-3</a> If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you, / and if the sign or wonder he has spoken to you comes about, but he says, “Let us follow other gods (which you have not known) and let us worship them,” / you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul. <a href="/matthew/12-39.htm">Matthew 12:39-40</a> Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. / For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. <a href="/matthew/16-1.htm">Matthew 16:1-4</a> Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. / But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’ / and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times. ... <a href="/luke/11-29.htm">Luke 11:29-30</a> As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. / For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation. <a href="/john/2-18.htm">John 2:18-19</a> On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?” / Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” <a href="/john/4-48.htm">John 4:48</a> Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD has spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are on it shall be poured out.<a href="/exodus/4-3.htm">Exodus 4:3-5,8,9</a> And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it… <a href="/exodus/7-10.htm">Exodus 7:10</a> And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.<a href="/deuteronomy/13-1.htm">Deuteronomy 13:1-3</a> If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/13-2.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-15.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-19.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-8.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-8.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-7.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">Overturned</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-16.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-30.htm">Rent</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-21.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-40.htm">Split</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-32.htm">Torn</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-18.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/13-4.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-5.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-5.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-5.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-5.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-32.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-5.htm">Overturned</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-5.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-5.htm">Rent</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-5.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-5.htm">Split</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-5.htm">Torn</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-5.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 13</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/13-1.htm">Jeroboam's hand withers</a> 6. <a href="/1_kings/13-6.htm">and at the prayer of the prophet is restored</a> 7. <a href="/1_kings/13-7.htm">The prophet departs from Bethel</a> 11. <a href="/1_kings/13-11.htm">An old prophet brings him back</a> 20. <a href="/1_kings/13-20.htm">He is reproved by God</a> 23. <a href="/1_kings/13-23.htm">slain by a lion</a> 26. <a href="/1_kings/13-26.htm">buried by the old prophet</a> 31. <a href="/1_kings/13-31.htm">who confirms the prophecy</a> 33. <a href="/1_kings/13-33.htm">Jeroboam's obstinacy</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, The "man of God" refers to a prophet sent by God, often unnamed, to deliver a divine message. In the context of <a href="/1_kings/13.htm">1 Kings 13</a>, this prophet comes from Judah to Bethel to confront King Jeroboam. The giving of a sign is a common biblical method to authenticate a prophet's message (e.g., <a href="/exodus/4.htm">Exodus 4:1-9</a>). Signs serve as divine confirmation, often accompanying a prophetic word to demonstrate God's power and authority.“The LORD has spoken this sign: The phrase emphasizes the divine origin of the message. The use of "LORD" (YHWH) indicates the covenant name of God, underscoring His authority and the seriousness of the message. This declaration asserts that the sign is not of human origin but a direct communication from God, reinforcing the prophet's role as a mouthpiece for divine will.‘Surely the altar will be split apart, The altar in question is the one Jeroboam erected at Bethel, part of his attempt to establish a rival worship center to Jerusalem (<a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-33</a>). The splitting of the altar symbolizes God's judgment against idolatry and false worship. This act serves as a physical manifestation of divine disapproval, reminiscent of other biblical instances where God demonstrates His power over false religious practices (e.g., <a href="/exodus/32-19.htm">Exodus 32:19-20</a>).and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’” Ashes on the altar represent the remnants of sacrifices, and their pouring out signifies the rejection of those offerings. This act symbolizes the nullification of Jeroboam's religious practices and the futility of worship that deviates from God's commandments. The imagery of ashes being poured out can also be seen as a sign of mourning and repentance, as in other biblical contexts (e.g., <a href="/job/42-6.htm">Job 42:6</a>). This prophetic sign foreshadows the eventual downfall of Jeroboam's dynasty due to his idolatry and disobedience to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_man_of_god.htm">The Man of God</a> An unnamed prophet sent by God from Judah to Bethel to deliver a message of judgment against King Jeroboam's altar. 2. <a href="/topical/k/king_jeroboam.htm">King Jeroboam</a> The first king of the northern kingdom of Israel, who led the people into idolatry by setting up golden calves in Bethel and Dan. 3. <a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel</a> A significant religious site in the northern kingdom where Jeroboam established one of his golden calves, leading Israel into sin. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a> The altar at Bethel, which Jeroboam used for idolatrous worship, was the focus of God's judgment and the sign given by the man of God. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sign.htm">The Sign</a> A miraculous event where the altar would be split apart and the ashes poured out, serving as confirmation of the prophet's message from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience_to_god's_word.htm">The Importance of Obedience to God's Word</a> The man of God delivered a message of judgment because of disobedience to God's commandments. We must prioritize obedience to God's Word in our lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_signs_in_confirming_god's_message.htm">The Role of Signs in Confirming God's Message</a> Signs, like the splitting of the altar, serve to confirm the truth of God's message. We should seek God's confirmation in our lives through His Word and the Holy Spirit. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a> Jeroboam's idolatry led to judgment. We must guard against modern forms of idolatry, ensuring that nothing takes precedence over our relationship with God. <a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god_in_judgment.htm">The Sovereignty of God in Judgment</a> God's judgment on the altar demonstrates His sovereignty and control over all things. We can trust in His righteous judgment and timing. <a href="/topical/t/the_courage_to_speak_god's_truth.htm">The Courage to Speak God's Truth</a> The man of God boldly proclaimed God's message despite potential danger. We are called to speak truth with courage and conviction, relying on God's strength.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 13</a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_burnt_altar_important.htm">Why is the altar of burnt offering significant?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_abijah_more_faithful_in_chronicles.htm">2 Chronicles 13 compared with 1 Kings 15:3 - Why does Abijah appear more faithful in Chronicles than in Kings, and what might explain this seeming discrepancy?</a> <a href="/q/why_reject_leaders_in_psalm_146_3.htm">In Psalm 146:3, why reject human leaders entirely when other passages command respect for authorities?</a> <a href="/q/findings_confirming_1_kings_13_events.htm">Are there any historical or archaeological findings confirming or challenging the events detailed in 1 Kings 13?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3, 4) The sign.--Both the signs, like most miraculous signs, shadow forth plainly the thing signified. The sign, announced to secure credence to the prediction, is itself a visible type of what that prediction foretold, in the shattering of the altar and the scattering of the ashes of the burnt-offering. The sign actually given includes, besides this, the sudden withering of the king's hand, stretched out in defiance of the prophet--an equally plain symbol of the miserable failure of his strength and policy, when opposed to the Law and the judgment of God. It should be noted that the withdrawal of this last sign of wrath, on the submission of the king and the prayer of the prophet, was apparently designed to give Jeroboam one more opportunity of repentance. The last verses of the chapter (<a href="/context/1_kings/13-33.htm" title="After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.">1Kings 13:33-34</a>) seem to imply that, but for the interposition of the old prophet of Bethel, he might still have taken that opportunity.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - And he gave a sign [The Heb. מופֵת rather signifies a portent (τέρας, miraculum, prodigium) than a sign, the proper word for which is אות. The word occurs repeatedly in the Pentateuch, where it is rendered wonder, or miracle, by our translators (Wordsworth). Signs had, of course, been given before (<a href="/exodus/4-30.htm">Exodus 4:30</a>; <a href="/exodus/7-9.htm">Exodus 7:9</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/12-17.htm">1 Samuel 12:17</a>; etc.) but hardly in such immediate attestation of a special message. From this time forward such signs are not infrequent (<a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a>; <a href="/isaiah/38-8.htm">Isaiah 38:8</a>; <a href="/2_kings/19-29.htm">2 Kings 19:29</a>). They mark the decline of faith (<a href="/matthew/12-39.htm">Matthew 12:39</a>). As to the need at this crisis for some miraculous token, see Homiletics. The fitness of this particular sign is obvious] the same day, saying, This is the sign which [Rather that; דועק ְ אֲֶשר. The A.V. rendering hardly makes sense. Nor does it agree, as Rawlinson seems to think, with the LXX., which reads τοῦτο τὸ ῤῆμα ο{ ἐλάησε κύριος, etc.] the Lord hath spoken [i.e., by me. "This is the proof that my message is from Him, and is no idle threat." Wordsworth sees in this sign "a proof vouchsafed by God Himself to the man of Judah, as well as to Jeroboam, that he was really sent by God," etc. But surely a man who came "in the word of the Lord," and cried, "Thus saith the Lord," wanted no proof that "he was doing God's bidding" (see <a href="/1_corinthians/14-22.htm">1 Corinthians 14:22</a>)]; Behold, the altar shall be rent and the ashes [strictly, fat ashes. דֶּשֶׁן; properly, "fatness" (see <a href="/judges/9-9.htm">Judges 9:9</a>; <a href="/psalms/63-5.htm">Psalm 63:5</a>. πιότης, LXX.), is the fat of the sacrifice, which was burnt upon the altar, mixed with the ashes that consumed it] that are upon it shall be poured out. [The sign, a partial destruction of the altar, and the scattering of the sacrifice, was admirably calculated to presage its ultimate and final and ignominious overthrow. The idea favoured by Stanley ("Jewish Ch." 2:280) that this prediction was fulfilled "if not before, at least" in the time of Amos, when the altar was destroyed by an earthquake shock (<a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Amos 9:1</a>; cf. 3:14), does not seem to take account of ver. 5.] <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/13-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>That הַה֤וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day בַּיּ֨וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day [the man of God] gave וְנָתַן֩ (wə·nā·ṯan) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set a sign, מוֹפֵת֙ (mō·w·p̄êṯ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4159.htm">Strong's 4159: </a> A miracle, a token, omen saying, לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “This זֶ֣ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that is the sign הַמּוֹפֵ֔ת (ham·mō·w·p̄êṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4159.htm">Strong's 4159: </a> A miracle, a token, omen that אֲשֶׁ֖ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has spoken: דִּבֶּ֣ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue ‘Surely הִנֵּ֤ה (hin·nêh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar will be split apart, נִקְרָ֔ע (niq·rā‘) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7167.htm">Strong's 7167: </a> To rend and the ashes הַדֶּ֥שֶׁן (had·de·šen) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1880.htm">Strong's 1880: </a> The fat, fatness, abundance, the, ashes of sacrifices upon it עָלָֽיו׃ (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against will be poured out.’” וְנִשְׁפַּ֖ךְ (wə·niš·paḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/13-3.htm">1 Kings 13:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/13-3.htm">1 Kings 13:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/13-3.htm">1 Kings 13:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/13-3.htm">1 Kings 13:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/13-3.htm">1 Kings 13:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/13-3.htm">1 Kings 13:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/13-3.htm">1 Kings 13:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/13-3.htm">1 Kings 13:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/13-3.htm">1 Kings 13:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/13-3.htm">1 Kings 13:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-3.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 13:3 He gave a sign the same day (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/13-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 13:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 13:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/13-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 13:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 13:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>