1 Kings 13:25
23 And after the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the old prophet who had brought him back saddled the donkey for him.
24 As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.
And there were men passing by who saw the body lying in the road with the lion standing beside it, and they went and reported this in the city where the old prophet lived.
26 When the prophet who had brought him back from his journey heard this, he said, “It is the man of God who disobeyed the command of the LORD. Therefore the LORD has delivered him to the lion, and it has mauled him and killed him, according to the word that the LORD had spoken to him.”
27 Then the old prophet instructed his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled it,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- And there were men passing by who saw the body lying in the road with the lion standing beside it, and they went and reported this in the city where the old prophet lived.
- 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.
- WEB
- Behold, men passed by and saw the body thrown on the path, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet lived.
- ASV
- And, behold, men passed by, and saw the body cast in the way, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
- DARBY
- And behold, men passed by, and saw the corpse cast in the way and the lion standing by the corpse; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
- BLB
- And behold, men passed by and saw the corpse thrown on the road and the lion standing by the corpse. And they went and told [it] in the city in which the old prophet dwelt.
- ÅB
- Da fór det noen menn forbi; de så liket som lå slengt bortetter veien, og løven som sto ved siden av liket; og da de kom til den by hvor den gamle profet bodde, fortalte de det der.
- OTB
- Og se, menn passerte forbi og så den døde kroppen kastet på veien, og løven sto ved siden av kroppen; så de kom og fortalte om det i byen hvor den gamle profeten bodde.
- B1930
- Da fór det nogen menn forbi; de så liket som lå slengt bortefter veien, og løven som stod ved siden av liket; og da de kom til den by hvor den gamle profet bodde, fortalte de det der.
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1 Kings 13:11
Now a certain old prophet was living in Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the deeds that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words that the man had spoken to the king.
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