1 Raja-raja 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 Raja-raja 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 

[13:3]  ¹ tn Heb “gave.”

[13:3]  ² tn Heb “spoken.”

[13:3]  ³ tn Heb “the fat.” Reference is made to burnt wood mixed with fat. See HALOT 234 s.v. דשׁן.

[13:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “will be poured out.”

[13:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “the fat.” Reference is made to burnt wood mixed with fat. See HALOT 234 s.v. דשׁן.

[13:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “were poured out from the altar.”

[13:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord.”