1 Kings 13:3

13:3 That day he also announced 1  a sign, “This is the sign the Lord has predetermined: 2  The altar will be split open and the ashes 3  on it will fall to the ground.” 4 

1 Kings 13:5

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

1 tn Heb “gave.”

2 tn Heb “spoken.”

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

4 tn Heb “will be poured out.”

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

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

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