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.” ’
1 Kings 13:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The altar was ripped apart, and the ashes poured from the altar, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The altar also was split 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. American Standard Version (1901) 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 Jehovah. Common English Bible The altar broke apart, and the ashes spilled out from the altar, just like the sign that the man of God gave by the LORD’s word. Catholic Public Domain Version Also, the altar was torn apart, and the ashes were poured out from the altar, in accord with the sign that the man of God had predicted by the word of the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The altar also was rent: and the ashes were poured out from the altar: according to the sign which the man of God had given before in the word of the Lord. |
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.” ’
When the king heard the message that the man of God had cried out against the altar at Bethel, Jeroboam stretched out his hand from the altar and said, ‘Arrest him! ’ But the hand he stretched out against him withered, and he could not pull it back to himself.
Then the king responded to the man of God, ‘Plead for the favour of the Lord your God and pray for me so that my hand may be restored to me.’ So the man of God pleaded for the favour of the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored to him and became as it had been at first.
The flour jar did not become empty, and the oil jug did not run dry, according to the word of the Lord which he had spoken through Elijah.
But Micaiah said, ‘If you ever return safely, the Lord has not spoken through me.’ Then he said, ‘Listen, all you people! ’ ,
The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. He died that evening, and blood from his wound flowed into the bottom of the chariot.
I will punish the altars of Bethel on the day I punish Israel for its crimes; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word by the accompanying signs.]
When a prophet speaks in the Lord’s name, and the message does not come true or is not fulfilled, that is a message the Lord has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.