1 Kings 13:2
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.
Cross-reference
1 Kings 13:32 extends the same prophecy to include other high places in Samaria, confirming its scope.
2 Kings 22:1 introduces Josiah's reign—the very king named in the prophecy, marking the start of its fulfillment.
2 Kings 23:15-18 records Josiah's destruction of the Bethel altar and burning of bones—direct fulfillment of the prophecy.
2 Kings 23:16 directly records Josiah burning bones on the altar, fulfilling the prophecy from 1 Kings 13:2.
2 Kings 23:20 shows Josiah slaughtering priests on altars, another specific fulfillment of the prophecy.
2 Chronicles 34:5 records Josiah burning priests' bones on altars, confirming the fulfillment of the prophecy.
Amos 3:14 specifically names Bethel's altars as targets of divine punishment, directly aligning with the prophecy in 1 Kings 13:2.