1 Kings

1 Kings 13:1–3

1Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD. 2And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’”a

3That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’”

Footnotes

  • a 13:2 See 2 Kings 23:16|2KI 23:16.

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1 Kings 13:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Suddenlyוְהִנֵּ֣ה׀wə·hin·nêhConjunctive waw; InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
as Jeroboamוְיָרָבְעָ֛םwə·yā·rā·ḇə·‘āmConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3379 Jeroboam
was standingעֹמֵ֥ד‘ō·mêḏVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5975 take one's stand, stand
besideעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַham·miz·bê·aḥArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4196 altar
to burn incenseלְהַקְטִֽיר׃lə·haq·ṭîrPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
there cameבָּ֧אbāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
a manאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singular constructH376 man
of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
from Judahמִיהוּדָ֛הmî·hū·ḏāhPreposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Bethelאֵ֑ל’êlNoun - proper - feminine singularH1008 Bethel
by the wordבִּדְבַ֥רbiḏ·ḇarPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word
of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

1 Kings 13:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And he cried outוַיִּקְרָ֤אway·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
againstעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ham·miz·bê·aḥArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4196 altar
by the wordבִּדְבַ֣רbiḏ·ḇarPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
O altarמִזְבֵּ֣חַmiz·bê·aḥNoun - masculine singularH4196 altar
O altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz·bê·aḥNoun - masculine singularH4196 altar
this is whatכֹּ֖הkōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saysאָמַ֣ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
A sonבֵ֞ןḇênNoun - masculine singularH1121 son
namedשְׁמ֔וֹšə·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH8034 name
Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyō·šî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH2977 Joshijah
will be bornנוֹלָ֤דnō·w·lāḏVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to the houseלְבֵית־lə·ḇêṯ-Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Davidדָּוִד֙dā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
and upon youעָלֶ֗יךָ‘ā·le·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH5921 height
he will sacrificeוְזָבַ֣חwə·zā·ḇaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH2076 slaughter for sacrifice
the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֤יkō·hă·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH3548 priest
of the high placesהַבָּמוֹת֙hab·bā·mō·wṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH1116 high place
who burn incenseהַמַּקְטִרִ֣יםham·maq·ṭi·rîmArticle; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralH6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
upon youעָלֶ֔יךָ‘ā·le·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH5921 height
and humanאָדָ֖ם’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
bonesוְעַצְמ֥וֹתwə·‘aṣ·mō·wṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural constructH6106 bone, substance, self
will be burnedיִשְׂרְפ֥וּyiś·rə·p̄ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8313 burn
upon youעָלֶֽיךָ׃‘ā·le·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH5921 height

1 Kings 13:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thatהַה֤וּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbay·yō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
gaveוְנָתַן֩wə·nā·ṯanConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
a signמוֹפֵת֙mō·w·p̄êṯNoun - masculine singularH4159 wonder, sign, portent
sayingלֵאמֹ֔רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
The LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
has spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdib·berVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1696 speak
thisזֶ֣הzehPronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
signהַמּוֹפֵ֔תham·mō·w·p̄êṯArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4159 wonder, sign, portent
Surelyהִנֵּ֤הhin·nêhInterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ham·miz·bê·aḥArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4196 altar
will be split apartנִקְרָ֔עniq·rā‘Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH7167 tear
and the ashesהַדֶּ֥שֶׁןhad·de·šenArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1880 fatness, fat ashes
upon itעָלָֽיו׃‘ā·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH5921 height
will be poured outוְנִשְׁפַּ֖ךְwə·niš·paḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH8210 pour out, pour

Cross-references

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1 Kings 13:1 1 Kings 12:32–33 · 2 Kings 23:17 · 1 Thessalonians 4:15 · Jeremiah 25:3 · Jeremiah 32:29

1 Kings 13:2 2 Kings 23:15–18 · Ezekiel 36:1 · 2 Kings 22:1–2 · Jeremiah 22:29

1 Kings 13:3 1 Corinthians 1:22 · Judges 6:17 · Exodus 4:3–5 · John 2:18

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