1 Kings 13:27

He said to his sons, saying, “Saddle the donkey for me,” and they saddled it.

World English Bible Catholic

In The King James Version

And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him.

In Context

26When 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.”

28He went and found his body thrown on the path, and the donkey and the lion standing by the body. The lion had not eaten the body nor mauled the donkey.

Read all of 1 Kings 13

Cross References

1 Kings 13:13He said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him; and he rode on it.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study 1 Kings 13:27