1 Kings 13:3 “That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this…”

1 Kings 13:3

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.’”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

He gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign which the LORD has spoken: Behold, the altar will be split apart, and the ashes that are on it will be poured out.”

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he gaue a signe the same time, saying, This is the signe, that the Lord hath spoken, Behold, the altar shall rent, and the ashes that are vpon it, shall fall out.

Darby Translation

And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign that Jehovah hath spoken: Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.

Young's Literal Translation

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.'

Bible in Basic English

The same day he gave them a sign, saying, This is the sign which the Lord has given: See, the altar will be broken and the burned waste on it overturned.

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Cross references

“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.”

1 Corinthians 1:22 Exodus 4:3–5 John 2:18 Exodus 7:10 Deuteronomy 13:1–3 1 Samuel 2:34

1 Corinthians 1:22 · BSB

Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,

Exodus 4:3–5 · BSB

“Throw it on the ground,” said the LORD. So Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a snake, and he ran from it.

John 2:18 · BSB

On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”

Exodus 7:10 · BSB

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent.

Deuteronomy 13:1–3 · BSB

If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,

1 Samuel 2:34 · BSB

And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.

Also

Judges 6:17

Judges 6:17 · BSB

Gideon answered, “If I have found favor in Your sight, give me a sign that it is You speaking with me.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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.’”

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.

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