915 B
915 B
A man of God
This is another title for a prophet. AT: "A prophet"
cried against the altar
AT: "prophesied loudly against the altar" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
Altar, altar
The prophet spoke to the altar as if it were a person who could hear him. He said this twice for emphasis. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
a son will be born to the family of David
AT: "a descendant of David will have a son" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
they will burn
Here "they" refers to Josiah and the people with him.
the altar will be split apart, and the ashes on it will be poured out
AT: "Yahweh will split the altar apart and will scatter the ashes that are on it" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)