1 Kings 13:25

1 Kings 13:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
• New International Version (NIV)Some people who passed by saw the body lying there, with the lion standing beside the body, and they went and reported it in the city where the old prophet lived.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And behold, men passed by and saw the body thrown in the road and the lion standing by the body. And they came and told it in the city where the old prophet lived.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And there, men passed by and saw the corpse thrown on the road, and the lion standing by the corpse. Then they went and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

Context of 1 Kings 13:25

23After the prophet of the house had eaten bread and after he had drunk, he saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back. 24Now when he had gone, a lion met him by the road and killed him, and his body was thrown in the road, with the donkey standing beside it; the lion was also standing beside the body. And there were men passing by, and they saw the body thrown in the road, and the lion standing beside the body. So they came and told about it in the city [of Bethel] where the old prophet lived. 26When the prophet who had brought him back from the road heard about it, he said, “It is the man of God who was disobedient to the word of the Lord; therefore the Lord has given him to the lion, which has torn him and killed him, in accordance with the word of the Lord which He spoke to him.” 27And he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” And they saddled it.

1 Kings 13:25 word by word

וְהִנֵּ֧ה אֲנָשִׁ֣ים עֹבְרִ֗ים וַיִּרְא֤וּ אֶת־הַנְּבֵלָה֙ מֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶת בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְאֶת־הָ֣אַרְיֵ֔ה עֹמֵ֖ד אֵ֣צֶל הַנְּבֵלָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ בָעִ֔יר אֲשֶׁ֛ר הַנָּבִ֥יא הַזָּקֵ֖ן יֹשֵׁ֥ב בָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And, behold, menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• passed byעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• and sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the carcaseנְבֵלָהnebêlâh · carcassH5038
• castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• in the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• and the lionאַרְיֵה'ărîy 'aryêh · lionH738
• standingעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• byאֵ֫צֶל'êtsel · besideH681
• and they cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and toldדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• in the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• where the oldזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
• prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Commentaries on 1 Kings 13:25

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-34Verses 23-34 God is displeased at the sins of his own people; and no man shall be protected in disobedience, by his office, his nearness to God, or any services he has done for him. God warns all whom he employs, strictly to observe their orders. We cannot judge of men by their sufferings, nor of sins by present punishments; with some, the flesh is destroyed, that the spirit may be saved; with others, the flesh is pampered, that the soul may ripen for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-26The donkey did not run away, and the lion did not eat the man's body. This was a supernatural event. The old prophet immediately understood that God had fulfilled his word by judging disobedience (1 Kings 13:21–22).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 13:25

• Lion
• Minister, Christian
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Cast
• Lions
• Bethel
• Chronicles, Books of
• Iddo
• Jadon
• Jeroboam
• Old Prophet, the
• Prophecy; Prophets

Commentaries on 1 Kings 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings