1 Kings 13:1-3

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Josiah’s Desecration Predicted by a Man of God

13 Right when Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn some incense, a man of God arrived in Bethel from Judah in obedience to a command from the Lord. ² He cursed^[a] the altar in this^[b] message from the Lord: “Hey altar! Hey altar! This is what the Lord says: ‘Pay attention to this! A son is going to be born in David’s dynasty. His name will be Josiah. He will sacrifice the priests who burn incense on you in these high places. Human bones will be burned on you!’”^[c]

³ Later that same day, he gave them a special display of power^[d] of what was to come when he said, “Here’s proof^[e] that the Lord has decreed this:^[f] Look! This altar will be split apart and the ashes that are on it will spill out.”