The same day he gave a sign, saying, “This is the sign that Adonai has spoken, the altar is about to be split apart and the fat ashes on it will be poured out.”
1 Kings 13:5 - Tree of Life Version The altar also was split apart and the fat ashes poured out from the altar, just as was the sign that the man of God gave with the word of Adonai. 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. |
The same day he gave a sign, saying, “This is the sign that Adonai has spoken, the altar is about to be split apart and the fat ashes on it will be poured out.”
Now when the king heard the word of the man of God, which he proclaimed against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam stretched out his hand from the altar saying: “Seize him!” But the hand which he stretched out against him withered—he could not even draw it back to himself.
So the king responded by saying to the man of God: “Please seek the face of Adonai your God, and pray for me, so my hand may be restored to me!” So the man of God sought the face of Adonai and the king’s hand was restored to him, becoming as it was before.
The jar of flour was not exhausted, nor did the jug of oil become empty, according to the word of Adonai which He spoke through Elijah.
Micaiah then said, “If you ever return safely, then Adonai has not spoken through me.” And he added, “Did you hear, all you people?”
The battle raged that day, and the king remained propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. But he died at evening—and the blood ran out of the wound into the bottom of the chariot.
“For in a day I shall punish Israel for the transgressions of Israel, and attend to the altars of Bethel— the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
And they went out and proclaimed everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the signs that follow.
When a prophet speaks in Adonai’s Name and the word does not happen or come true, that is a word that Adonai has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously—do not be afraid of him.