1 Kings 13:2
And 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.’”
Note See 2 Kings 23:16.
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.
He cried against the altar by the Lord’s word, and said, “Altar! Altar! The Lord says: ‘Behold, a son will be born to David’s house, Josiah by name. On you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and they will burn men’s bones on you.’”
And he cried against the altar by the word of Jehovah, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith Jehovah: Behold, a son shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he sacrifice the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall they burn upon thee.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- O altar
- Deuteronomy 32:1; Isaiah 1:2; Isaiah 58:1; Jeremiah 22:29; Ezekiel 36:1, 4; Ezekiel 38:4; Luke 19:40
- Josiah by name
- 2 Kings 22:1, 2; 2 Kings 23:15–18; 2 Chronicles 34:1, 4–7; Isaiah 42:9; Isaiah 44:26–28; Isaiah 46:10; Isaiah 48:5–7
- offer
- 2 Kings 23:15–17