1 Kings 13:30

And he laid his carcass in his own grave; and they made lamentation for him: 'Alas, my brother!'

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!

In Context

29And the prophet took up the carcass of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back; and he came to the city of the old prophet, to lament, and to bury him.

31And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying: 'When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 22:18Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: They shall not lament for him: 'Ah my brother!' or: 'Ah sister!' They shall not lament for him: 'Ah lord!' or: 'Ah his glory!'

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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