Tree of Life Version
1 Kings 13:28
28Then he went and found his carcass lying on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing by the carcass. The lion had not eaten the carcass nor mauled the donkey.
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 King James Version (NKJV)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.
Context of 1 Kings 13:28
26Now when the prophet who had brought him back from the road heard it, he said: “It is the man of God who defied the word of Adonai; therefore Adonai gave him to the lion which mauled him and killed him, according to the word Adonai spoke to him.” 27Then he spoke to his sons saying: “Saddle the donkey for me!” So they saddled it. Then he went and found his carcass lying on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing by the carcass. The lion had not eaten the carcass nor mauled the donkey. 29Then the prophet picked up the carcass of the man of God, he laid it on the donkey and brought it back to the town of the old prophet to mourn and to bury him. 30He laid his carcass in his own tomb and they mourned over him saying, “Oy , my brother!”
Read all of 1 Kings 131 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 17:4It will come about that you will drink from the wadi. I have also commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
- Leviticus 10:2So fire came out from the presence of Adonai and consumed them. So they died before Adonai.
- Job 38:11when I said, ‘This far you may come, but no further; here your majestic waves will stop.’
- Psalms 148:7Praise Adonai from the earth, sea monsters and all depths,
- Jeremiah 5:22Do you not fear Me?’ says Adonai. ‘Do you not tremble in My presence?’ For I made the sand a boundary of the sea, an everlasting decree that cannot be broken. Though the waves roll, they cannot prevail. Though they roar, they cannot cross it.
- Daniel 3:22But because the king’s order was so urgent and the furnace so extremely hot, a raging flame killed those men who carried up Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego.
- Daniel 6:22Daniel spoke to the king: “May the king live forever!
- Acts 16:26Suddenly there was such a great earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors were unlocked, and everyone’s chains came loose.
- Hebrews 11:33By faith they conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut 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
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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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