1 Kings 13:26
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.
25 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.
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,
28 and he went and found the body lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. The lion had not eaten the body or mauled the donkey.
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
- 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.”
- KJV
- And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him.
- WEB
- When the prophet who brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, “It is the man of God who was disobedient to the LORD’s word. Therefore the LORD has delivered him to the lion, which has mauled him and slain him, according to the LORD’s word which he spoke to him.”
- ASV
- And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the mouth of Jehovah: therefore Jehovah hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake unto him.
- DARBY
- And the prophet that brought him back from the way heard [of it] and said, It is the man of God who was disobedient to the word of Jehovah; therefore Jehovah has delivered him to the lion, which has torn him and slain him, according to the word of Jehovah which he spoke to him.
- BLB
- And the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard [it], and he said, “It [is] the man of God, who was disobedient to the word of YHWH. And YHWH has delivered him to the lion, and it has torn him and killed him according to the word of YHWH that He spoke to him.”
- ÅB
- Da profeten som hadde fått ham med tilbake fra veien, hørte det, sa han: Det er den Guds mann som var gjenstridig mot Herrens ord; derfor har Herren gitt ham i løvens vold, og den har sønderrevet ham og drept ham etter det ord som Herren hadde talt til ham.
- OTB
- Da profeten som hadde tatt ham med tilbake fra veien hørte om det, sa han, “Det er Guds mann, som var ulydig mot Herrens befaling; derfor har Herren gitt ham til løven, og den har revet ham og drept ham, i samsvar med Herrens ord som Han talte til ham.”
- B1930
- Da profeten som hadde fått ham med tilbake fra veien, hørte det, sa han: Det er den Guds mann som var gjenstridig mot Herrens ord; derfor har Herren gitt ham i løvens vold, og den har sønderrevet ham og drept ham efter det ord som Herren hadde talt til ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
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That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
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If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
Read in contextHebrews 12:28–29
Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
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Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”
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