1 Kings 13 · Verse 32

1 Kings 13:32

For the saying which he cried by the word of the Lord against the altar in Beth–el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
1 Kings 13:32, King James Version

1 Kings 13:32 in other translations

BSBfor the message that he cried out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places in the cities of Samaria will surely come to pass.”
WEBFor the saying which he cried by the LORD’s word against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, will surely happen.”
ASVFor the saying which he cried by the word of Jehovah against the altar in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
YLTfor the word certainly cometh to pass that he called by the word of Jehovah concerning the altar which is Beth-El, and concerning all the houses of the high places that are in cities of Samaria.'
DARBYFor the word that he cried by the word of Jehovah against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places that are in the cities of Samaria, shall certainly come to pass.
BBEFor the outcry he made by the word of the Lord against the altar in Beth-el and against all the houses of the high places in the towns of Samaria, will certainly come about.
WebsterFor the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.

What does 1 Kings 13:32 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 32 In the cities of Samaria - It is most certain that Samaria, or as it is called in Hebrew Shomeron, was not built at this time. We are expressly told that Omri, king of Israel, founded this city on the hill which he bought for two talents of silver, from a person of the name of Shemer, after whom he called the city Samaria or Shomeron; (see 1Kgs 16:24); and this was fifty years after the death of Jeroboam. How then could the old prophet speak of Samaria, not then in existence, unless he did it by the spirit of prophecy, calling things that are not as though they were; as the man of God called Josiah by name three hundred years before he was born? Some suppose that the historian adds these words because Samaria existed in his time, and he well knew that it did not exist in the time of the old prophet; for himself, in the sixteenth chapter, gives us the account of its foundation by Omri. After all, it is possible that God might have given this revelation to the old prophet; and thus by anticipation which is the language of prophecy, spoke of Samaria as then existing. This is the solution of Houbigant, and is thought sound by many good critics.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 13:23-34

God is displeased at the sins of his own people; and no man shall be protected in disobedience, by his office, his nearness to God, or any services he has done for him. God warns all whom he employs, strictly to observe their orders. We cannot judge of men by their sufferings, nor of sins by present punishments; with some, the flesh is destroyed, that the spirit may be saved; with others, the flesh is pampered, that…

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1 Kings 13:32 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּי֩kiforH3588
הָיֹ֨הha.Yohcertainly <to happen>H1961
יִהְיֶ֜הyih.Yehit will happenH1961
הַדָּבָ֗רha.da.Varthe wordH1697
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834
קָרָא֙ka.Ra'he called outH7121
בִּדְבַ֣רbid.Varby [the] word ofH1697
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּבֵֽית\־be.veit-[is] in Beth-H1008
אֵ֑ל'El-elH1008
וְעַל֙ve.'Aland onH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
בָּתֵּ֣יba.Tei[the] houses ofH1004
הַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.Motthe high placesH1116
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.Rei[are] in [the] cities ofH5892
שֹׁמְרֽוֹן\׃\ \פsho.me.RonSamariaH8111

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Cross references for 1 Kings 13:32

  • 1 Kings 16:24

    And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.

  • 1 Kings 13:2

    And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee.

  • 1 Kings 12:31

    And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.

  • Leviticus 26:30

    And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.

  • 2 Kings 23:16-19

    And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the Lord which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words. Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Beth–el. And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria. And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Beth–el.

  • John 4:4-5

    And he must needs go through Samaria. Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

  • Ezra 4:10

    And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.

  • 1 Kings 12:29

    And he set the one in Beth–el, and the other put he in Dan.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:13

    But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth–horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.

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the saying.
2; 2Ki 23:16-19
the houses.
12:29,31; Le 26:30
in the cities.
16:24; 2Ch 25:13; Ezr 4:10; Joh 4:4,5

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Context

  • 1 Kings 13:31

    And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:

  • 1 Kings 13:32

    For the saying which he cried by the word of the Lord against the altar in Beth–el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.

  • 1 Kings 13:33

    After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.

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1 Kings 13:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque sin duda vendrá lo que él dijo á voces por palabra de Jehová contra el altar que está en Beth-el, y contra todas las casas de los altos que están en las ciudades de Samaria.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car la parole qu’il a criée, par la parole de l’ Éternel, contre l’autel qui est à Béthel et contre toutes les maisons des hauts lieux qui sont dans les villes de Samarie, arrivera certainement.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn das Wort wird gewißlich geschehen, welches er durch das Wort Jehovas ausgerufen hat wider den Altar, der zu Bethel ist, und wider alle Höhenhäuser, die in den Städten Samarias sind.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Profecto enim veniet sermo quem prædixit in sermone Domini contra altare quod est in Bethel, et contra omnia fana excelsorum quæ sunt in urbibus Samariæ.