I Kings 13:2
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And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’”
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“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.
I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army—your horses, your horsemen in full armor, and a great company armed with shields and bucklers, all brandishing their swords.
“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”
“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.
therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become a spoil and a mockery to the rest of the nations around you.
Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!
Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
for the message that he cried out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places in the cities of Samaria will surely come to pass.”
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.