1 Kings 13:2 - The Scriptures 1998

² And he cried out against the altar by the word of יהוה, and said, “O altar, altar! Thus said יהוה, ‘See, a son is to be born to the house of Dawiḏ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² The man cried against the altar by the word of the Lord, O altar, altar, thus says the Lord: Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and on you shall he offer the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and men's bones shall be burned on you.

American Standard Version (1901)

² 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.

Common English Bible

² By the LORD’s word, the man of God cried out to the altar: “Altar! Altar! The LORD says this: Look! A son will be born to the house of David. His name will be Josiah. He will sacrifice on you, Altar, the very priests of the shrines who offer incense on you. They will burn human bones on you.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And by the word of the Lord, he cried out against the altar. And he said: "O altar, O altar! Thus says the Lord: 'Behold, a son will be born to the house of David, Josiah by name. And upon you, he will immolate the priests of the high places, who now burn incense upon you. And upon you, he will burn up the bones of men.' "

1 Kings 13:2 Cross References

1 Kings 13:32

“For the word which he cried out, by the word of יהוה, against the altar in Bĕ

2 Chronicles 34:1

Yoshiyahu was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Yerushalayim.

2 Chronicles 34:3

And in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the Elohim of his father Dawiḏ

Isaiah 1:2

Hear, O heavens, and listen, O earth! For יהוה  has spoken, “I have reared and brought up children, but they have transgressed against Me.

Isaiah 42:9

“See, the former predictions have come, and new ones I am declaring; before they spring forth I let you hear them.”

Isaiah 46:10

declaring the end from the beginning, and from of old that which has not yet been done, saying, ‘My counsel does stand, and all My delight I do,’

Isaiah 58:1

“Cry aloud, do not spare. Lift up your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression, and the house of Yaʽ

Jeremiah 1:2

to whom the word of יהוה  came in the days of Yoshiyahu son of Amon, sovereign of Yehuḏ

Jeremiah 22:29

“O land, land, land! Hear the word of יהוה!

Ezekiel 36:1

“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Yisra’ĕ

Ezekiel 36:4

therefore, O mountains of Yisra’ĕ

Ezekiel 38:4

“And I shall turn you around, and I shall put hooks into your jaws, and shall lead you out, with all your army, horses and horsemen, clad perfectly, a great assembly with armour and shields, all of them handling swords.

Luke 19:40

But He answering, said to them, “I say to you that if these shall be silent, the stones would cry out.”

Deuteronomy 32:1

“Give ear, O heavens, and let me speak; And hear, O earth, The words of my mouth.