1 Kings 13:24

And when he had departed, a lion found him along the way, and it killed him, and his dead body was left upon the road. Now the donkey was standing beside him. And the lion was standing beside the dead body.

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In The King James Version

And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.

In Context

23And when he had eaten and had drunk, he saddled his donkey for the prophet whom he had led back.

25And behold, men who were passing by saw the dead body lying in the road, with the lion standing beside the body. And they went and made it widely known in the city where that elderly prophet was living.

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Cross References

Numbers 22:33And unless the donkey had turned aside from the way, allowing a place for my opposition, I would have killed you, and she would have lived.”

2 Kings 2:24And when he had looked back, he saw them, and he cursed them in the name of the Lord. And two bears went out from the forest, and they wounded forty-two boys among them.

Proverbs 26:13The lazy one says, “There is a lion along the way, and a lioness in the roads.”

1 Corinthians 11:31But if we ourselves were discerning, then certainly we would not be judged.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 13:24-34

The Deceived Prophet Slain. ( b. c. 974.) 23 And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back. 24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase. 25 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… Read the whole commentary →

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