1 Kings 13:5

Translations

Modern

And the altar was split apart, and the ashes poured out, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And the altar was split apart, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of YHWH.

Latin

Altare quoque scissum est, et effusus est cinis de altari, juxta signum quod prædixerat vir Dei in sermone Domini.

Original

Hebrew

English

And the altar was split apart, and the ashes poured out, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.

Notes

1 Kings 13:4–5

Jeroboam'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.

1 Kings 13:1–10

The story of the unnamed man of God who spoke against Jeroboam’s false altar at Bethel shows the authority of God’s word. This prophecy even gave a personal name connected with an event that would happen much later (2 Kings 23:15–20).

Other examples are Isaiah’s prophecy of Cyrus as a future ruler (Isaiah 44:28; 45:1) and Micah’s prophecy that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2). Prophecies like these give assurance that God is in control of history and knows all things (see Isaiah 42:9).

Theme notes and profiles

Jeroboam I Prophets in 1 Kings

Events

Reign of Jeroboam I

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