1 Kings 11:29

11:29 At that time, when Jeroboam had left Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road; the two of them were alone in the open country. Ahijah ¹  was wearing a brand new robe,

1 Kings 13:3

13:3 That day he also announced ²  a sign, “This is the sign the Lord has predetermined: ³  The altar will be split open and the ashes ⁴  on it will fall to the ground.” ⁵ 

1 Kings 13:5

13:5 The altar split open and the ashes ⁶  fell from the altar to the ground, ⁷  in fulfillment of the sign the prophet had announced with the Lord’s authority. ⁸ 

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¹ tn The Hebrew text has simply “he,” making it a bit unclear whether Jeroboam or Ahijah is the subject, but in the Hebrew word order Ahijah is the nearer antecedent, and this is followed by the present translation.

² tn Heb “gave.”

³ tn Heb “spoken.”

⁴ tn Heb “the fat.” Reference is made to burnt wood mixed with fat. See HALOT 234 s.v. דשׁן.

⁵ tn Heb “will be poured out.”

⁶ tn Heb “the fat.” Reference is made to burnt wood mixed with fat. See HALOT 234 s.v. דשׁן.

⁷ tn Heb “were poured out from the altar.”

⁸ tn Heb “according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord.”