1 Kings 13:28

1 Kings 13:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he went out and found the body lying on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. The lion had neither eaten the body nor mauled the donkey.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he went and found his body thrown in the road, and the donkey and the lion standing beside the body. The lion had not eaten the body or torn the donkey.
• New Living Translation (NLT)and he went out and found the body lying in the road. The donkey and lion were still standing there beside it, for the lion had not eaten the body nor attacked the donkey.

Context of 1 Kings 13:28

26Now when the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard it, he said, “It is the man of God who was disobedient to the word of the Lord. Therefore the Lord has delivered him to the lion, which has torn him and killed him, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke to him.” 27And he spoke to his sons, saying, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled it. Then he went and found his corpse thrown on the road, and the donkey and the lion standing by the corpse. The lion had not eaten the corpse nor torn the donkey. 29And the prophet took up the corpse of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. So the old prophet came to the city to mourn, and to bury him. 30Then he laid the corpse in his own tomb; and they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!”

1 Kings 13:28 word by word

וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ וַיִּמְצָ֤א אֶת־נִבְלָתוֹ֙ מֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶת בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וַֽחֲמוֹר֙ וְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔ה עֹמְדִ֖ים אֵ֣צֶל הַנְּבֵלָ֑ה לֹֽא־אָכַ֤ל הָֽאַרְיֵה֙ אֶת־הַנְּבֵלָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א שָׁבַ֖ר אֶֽת־הַחֲמֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• his carcaseנְבֵלָהnebêlâh · carcassH5038
• castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• in the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• and the assחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• and the lionאַרְיֵה'ărîy 'aryêh · lionH738
• standingעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• byאֵ֫צֶל'êtsel · besideH681
• had not eatenאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• nor tornשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665

Cross-references for 1 Kings 13:28

• 1 Kings 17:4And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
• Leviticus 10:2So fire went out from the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.
• Job 38:11When I said, ‘This far you may come, but no farther, And here your proud waves must stop!’
• Psalms 148:7Praise the Lord from the earth, You great sea creatures and all the depths;
• Jeremiah 5:22Do you not fear Me?’ says the Lord. ‘Will you not tremble at My presence, Who have placed the sand as the bound of the sea, By a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass beyond it? And though its waves toss to and fro, Yet they cannot prevail; Though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it.
• Daniel 3:22Therefore, because the king’s command was urgent, and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego.
• Daniel 6:22My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.”
• Acts 16:26Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed.
• Hebrews 11:33who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

Commentaries on 1 Kings 13:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28The lion had not eaten the carcass, nor torn the ass - All here was preternatural. The lion, though he had killed the man, does not devour him; the ass stands quietly by, not fearing the lion; and the lion does not attempt to tear the ass: both stand as guardians of the fallen prophet. How evident is the hand of God in all!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28The lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass - These strange circumstances were of a nature to call men‘s attention to the matter, and cause the whole story to be bruited abroad. By these means an incident, which Jeroboam would have wished hushed up, became no doubt the common talk of the whole people.Read the comment
• 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

Topics related to 1 Kings 13:28

• Lion
• Minister, Christian
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Cast
• 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