King James Version
1 Kings 13:5 in the King James Version says “The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given b...” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
1 Kings 13:5 · KJV
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.
And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.
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.
And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before. the LORD, and: Heb. the face of the LORD, etc
And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“also was rent”
H7167to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
“poured out”
H8210to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e., to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc
“and the ashes”
H1880the fat; abstractly fatness, i.e., (figuratively) abundance; specifically the (fatty) ashes of sacrifices
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“which the man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“of God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“by the word”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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