1 Kings 13:31

And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake unto his sons, saying, When I die, then shall ye bury me in the grave wherein the man of God is buried; beside his bones, lay my bones;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake 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:

In Context

30And he laid his dead body in his own grave,—and they lamented over him, [saying] —Alas, my brother!

32For the message which he proclaimed, by the ward of Yahweh, against the altar which is in Bethel,—and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.

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Cross References

Numbers 23:10Who hath counted the dust of Jacob? Or who hath numbered the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the upright, And let my hereafter be like his!

Psalms 26:9Do not remove, with sinners, my soul, nor, with men of bloodshed, my life;

Luke 16:22And it came to pass that the beggar died, and was carried away by the messengers, into the bosom of Abraham. And, the rich man also, died, and was buried.

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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