1 Kings 13:2 meaning and explanation
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.’”
1 Kings 13:2, Berean Standard Bible
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A man of God from Judah has come to Bethel, where King Jeroboam set up an altar and rival priests to compete with worship in Jerusalem. Speaking by the word of the LORD, the prophet addresses the altar itself, as though it could hear and testify.
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