I Kings 13:2
The Scripture
(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
A man of God from Judah prophesied against Jeroboam's altar at Bethel and withered the king's hand until he prayed for its restoration. On his way home the man of God disobeyed the LORD's command by eating with an old prophet who deceived him, and as a result he was killed by a lion on the road.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deuteronomy 32:1Isaiah 1:2Isaiah 58:1Jeremiah 22:29Ezekiel 36:1Ezekiel 36:4Ezekiel 38:4Luke 19:40II Kings 22:1II Kings 22:2II Kings 23:15II Kings 23:16
Related verses (shared words)
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