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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 13:3 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Ki 13:3 |
Strong Concordance |
And he gave [05414] a sign [04159] the same day [03117], saying [0559], This is the sign [04159] which the LORD [03068] hath spoken [01696]; Behold, the altar [04196] shall be rent [07167], and the ashes [01880] that are upon it shall be poured out [08210]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
He gave a sign - A sign of this kind - an immediate prophecy to prove the divine character of a remote prophecy - had scarcely been given before this. In the later history, however, such signs are not unfrequent (compare Kg2 19:29; Isa 7:14-16).
The ashes ... shall be poured out - i. e., "The half-burnt remains of the offerings shall be ignominiously spilled upon the ground." |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Gave a sign - That is, he then wrought a miracle, to assure them of the truth of his prophecy. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| And he gave a sign - A miracle to prove that the prophecy should be fulfilled in its season. |
14 Therefore the Lord [0136] himself shall give [05414] you a sign [0226]; Behold, a virgin [05959] shall conceive [02030], and bear [03205] a son [01121], and shall call [07121] his name [08034] Immanuel [06005] [0410].
15 Butter [02529] and honey [01706] shall he eat [0398], that he may know [03045] to refuse [03988] the evil [07451], and choose [0977] the good [02896].
16 For before the child [05288] shall know [03045] to refuse [03988] the evil [07451], and choose [0977] the good [02896], the land [0127] that thou abhorrest [06973] shall be [06440] forsaken [05800] of both [08147] her kings [04428].
29 And this shall be a sign [0226] unto thee, Ye shall eat [0398] this year [08141] such things as grow [05599] of themselves, and in the second [08145] year [08141] that which springeth [07823] of the same; and in the third [07992] year [08141] sow [02232] ye, and reap [07114], and plant [05193] vineyards [03754], and eat [0398] the fruits [06529] thereof.