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1 Kings 13:25
25When some people came along the road, they saw the dead body as it lay there. The lion was standing beside the body. The people went back to Bethel, the city where the old prophet lived. They reported what they had seen on the road.
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
23God's servant from Judah finished his meal. Then the old prophet prepared his donkey for him to ride. 24But as God's servant from Judah was travelling along the road, a lion attacked him. The lion killed him and it left his body on the road. The donkey and the lion stood beside the dead body. When some people came along the road, they saw the dead body as it lay there. The lion was standing beside the body. The people went back to Bethel, the city where the old prophet lived. They reported what they had seen on the road. 26The old prophet who had brought God's servant back to his house heard the news. He said, ‘That dead man is God's servant who did not obey the Lord. So the Lord has given him to the lion, to tear him to pieces and to kill him. The Lord had warned him that this would happen.’ 27The old prophet said to his sons, ‘Prepare my donkey for me to ride.’ So they did that.
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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
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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
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