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Jeremiah 1:2

AmonJosiah

1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

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.

3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

4 Then the word of the LORD came unto 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

    And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back:

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  • Jonah 1:1

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

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  • Jeremiah 1:11

    Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.

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  • Hosea 1:1

    The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

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  • Micah 1:1

    The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

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  • Jeremiah 1:4

    Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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  • 2 Kings 21:24–22:20

    And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

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  • Jeremiah 25:3

    From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.

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