1 Kings 13:5
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The altar also was rent,.... Split into two parts perhaps, and one fell one way, and the other another;
and the ashes…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
We need not suppose a complete shattering of the altar, but rather the appearance of a crack or fissure in the fabric,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The altar was also rent - It split or clave of its own accord; and, as the split parts would decline at the top from the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 13:1-10
Here is, I. A messenger sent to Jeroboam, to signify to him God's displeasure against his idolatry, Kg1 13:1. The army…
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