1 Kings 13:5 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 13:5

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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

The altar also was rent,.... Split into two parts perhaps, and one fell one way, and the other another; and the ashes poured out from the altar; the ashes of the burnt offering, these were spilled on the ground; all which was done without any outward force, or any visible means thereof: according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord; by his direction and order.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Ambrose of Milan

Concerning Virginity 2.5.38 (397)

But when in the temple of our God, that wicked king Jeroboam took away the gifts that his father had laid up and offered them to idols on the holy altar, did not his right hand, which he stretched, wither, and his idols, which he called on, were not able to help him? Then, turning to the Lord, he asked for pardon, and at once his hand, which had withered by sacrilege, was healed by true religion.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

How could the gift be acceptable when the altar that should sanctify it was an abomination? It was a reproach to the people, whose hearts were harder than these stones and rent not under the word of the Lord. It was a specimen of what should be done to it in the accomplishment of this prophecy by Josiah; it was now rent, in token of its being then ruined.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

We need not suppose a complete shattering of the altar, but rather the appearance of a crack or fissure in the fabric, which, extending from top to bottom, caused the embers and the fragments of the victims to fall until they reached the ground.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ	ve.ha.miz.Be.ach	and the altar	H4196 →
נִקְרָ֔ע	nik.Ra'	it was torn apart	H7167 →
וַיִּשָּׁפֵ֥ךְ	vai.yi.sha.Fekh	and it was poured out	H8210 →
הַדֶּ֖שֶׁן	ha.De.shen	the fatty ash	H1880 →
מִן־	min-	from	H4480 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ	ha.miz.Be.ach	the altar	H4196 →
כַּמּוֹפֵ֗ת	ka.mo.Fet	according to the sign	H4159 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
נָתַ֛ן	na.Tan	he had given	H5414 →
אִ֥ישׁ	'ish	[the] man of	H376 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים	ha.'E.lo.Him	<the> God	H430 →
בִּדְבַ֥ר	bid.Var	by [the] word of	H1697 →
יְהוָֽה׃	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Mark 16:20
And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 2:4–5
  My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
- Acts 14:3
  So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.
- Hebrews 2:4
  and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.
- Romans 15:19
  by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
- Acts 8:4–6
  Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
Through
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.’”
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 1:22
  Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
- Exodus 4:3–5
  “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
  On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 1 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 1 Kings