1 Kings 13:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

O altar, altar. Figures of speech Apostrophe and E pizeuxis.

child. son.

Josiah by name. Cyrus is the only other so foretold (177 years before). Josiah knew (2 Kings 23:17; 2 Kings 23:18). Cyrus knew (2Ch 36:22, 2 Chronicles 36:23.Isaiah 44:28; Isaiah 44:28).

offer (in sacrifice). slay, or slaughter. App-43.

men's: human. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14.

shall be. This was fulfilled in 2 Kings 23:16 (360 years later).

1 Kings 13:2

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.