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Jeremiah 1:2

AmonJosiah

1 These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.

The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,

3 and through the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.

4 The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

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BSB
The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,
KJV
To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
WEB
The LORD’s word came to him in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
ASV
to whom the word of Jehovah came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
DARBY
to whom the word of Jehovah came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign;
BLB
to whom the word of YHWH came in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reigning.
ÅB
Herrens ord kom til ham i de dager da Josias, Amons sønn, var konge i Juda, i det trettende år av hans regjering,
OTB
til hvem Herrens ord kom i dagene til Josjia, sønn av Amon, konge av Juda, i det trettende året av hans regjeringstid.
B1930
Herrens ord kom til ham i de dager da Josias, Amons sønn, var konge i Juda, i det trettende år av hans regjering,

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  • 1 Kings 13:20

    While they were sitting at the table, the word of the LORD came to the prophet who had brought him back,

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  • Jonah 1:1

    Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

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  • Jeremiah 1:11

    And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.

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  • Hosea 1:1

    This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.

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  • Micah 1:1

    This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:

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  • Jeremiah 1:4

    The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

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  • 2 Kings 21:24–22:20

    But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.

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  • Jeremiah 25:3

    “From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened.

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