NET Bible
"Meanwhile the altar split open and the ashes poured from the altar in fulfillment of the sign the prophet had given with the LORD’s message."
— 1 Kings 13:5, NET Bible
“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.”
“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. ”
“The altar also was split apart, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of Yahweh.”
“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.”
“And the altar was broken and the burned waste on it overturned; this was the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord.”
“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.”
He cried out against the altar with the LORD’S message,“O altar, altar! This is what the LORD has said,‘Look, a son named Josiah will be born to the Davidic dynasty. He will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who offer sacrifices on you. Human bones will be burned on you.’”
That day he had also given a sign, saying,“This is the sign that the LORD has declared: The altar will split open and the ashes on it will pour out.”
When the king heard the prophet’s message that he had cried out against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam took his hand from the altar and pointed it saying,“Seize him!” Then the hand that he had pointed at him stiffened up and he could not pull it back.
Meanwhile the altar split open and the ashes poured from the altar in fulfillment of the sign the prophet had given with the LORD’s message.
The king responded to the prophet,“Seek the favor of the LORD your God and pray for me, so that my hand may be restored.” So the prophet sought the LORD’s favor and the king’s hand was restored as it was at first.
The king then said to the prophet,“Come home with me and have something to eat, so that I may give you a gift.”
But the prophet said to the king,“Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I would not go with you. I am not allowed to eat food or drink water in this place.