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So the old prophet came to the city to mourn, and to bury him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the prophet picked up the body of the man of God and laid it on the donkey and brought it back; and he came to the city of the old prophet to mourn and to bury him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So the prophet took up the body of the man of God and laid it on the donkey and brought it back, and he came to the city of the old prophet to mourn and to bury him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So the prophet took up the body of the man of God and laid it on the donkey, and brought it back and he came to the city of the old prophet to mourn and to bury him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So the prophet took up the body of the man of God and laid it on the donkey and brought it back, and he came to the city of the old prophet to mourn and to bury him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the prophet picked up the body of the man of God and laid it on the donkey and brought it back, and he came into the city (Bethel) of the old prophet to mourn and to bury him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the prophet lifted the corpse of the man of God and laid it on the donkey and brought it back. The old prophet came into the city to mourn and to bury him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the prophet lifted the corpse of the man of God and laid it on the donkey and brought it back. The old prophet came into the city to mourn and bury him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the prophet took up the body 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 mourn, and to bury him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The old prophet picked up the body, put it on his own donkey, and took it back to Bethel, so he could bury it and mourn for the prophet from Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the prophet took up the carcase 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 mourn, and to bury him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The old prophet picked up the body of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. He came to his own city to mourn for him and to bury him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The old prophet picked up the body, put it on the donkey, and brought it back to Bethel to mourn over it and bury it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The prophet picked up the body of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back to the city where the old man lived so he could mourn and bury him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the old prophet lifted up the body of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back to his own city to mourn for him and bury him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The old prophet picked up the corpse of the prophet, put it on the donkey, and brought it back. The old prophet then entered the city to mourn him and to bury him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. And he came to the city of the old prophet to mourn and to bury him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the prophet took up the carcass of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. He came to the city of the old prophet to mourn, and to bury him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the prophet takes up the carcass of the man of God, and places it on the donkey, and brings it back, and the old prophet comes to the city to mourn and to bury him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the prophet taketh up the carcase of the man of God, and placeth it on the ass, and bringeth it back, and the old prophet cometh in unto the city to mourn and to bury him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the prophet will lift up the corpse of the man of God and place it upon the ass, and he will turn him back: and the prophet, the old man, came to the city, and he will mourn and he will bury him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and going back brought it into the city of the old prophet, to mourn for him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then the prophet took the dead body of the man of God, and he placed it upon the donkey, and returning, he brought it into the city of the elderly prophet, so that he might mourn for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The prophet lifted up the body of the man of God and put it on the donkey, and brought him back to the city to mourn and to bury him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The prophet took up the body of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back to the city, to mourn and to bury him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />- - -<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Prophet picked up the corpse of the Prophet of God and he placed it on the donkey and brought it to the city where that old Prophet had dwelt, to mourn over him and to bury him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it on his ass; and the prophet brought him back to his city, to bury him in his own tomb,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/13-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=5439" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/13.htm">The Old Prophet and the Man of God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>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. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: han·nā·ḇî (Art:: N-ms) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">So the old prophet</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: way·yiś·śā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">lifted up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5038.htm" title="5038: niḇ·laṯ (N-fsc) -- A carcass, corpse. From nabel; a flabby thing, i.e. A carcase or carrion; figuratively, an idol.">the body</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš- (N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">of the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: way·yan·ni·ḥê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">laid</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">it on</a> <a href="/hebrew/2543.htm" title="2543: ha·ḥă·mō·wr (Art:: N-ms) -- A male ass. Or chamor; from chamar; a male ass.">the donkey,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: way·šî·ḇê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">and brought it back</a> <a href="/hebrew/2205.htm" title="2205: haz·zā·qên (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Old. From zaqen; old.">to his own</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: han·nā·ḇî (Art:: N-ms) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fsc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">city</a> <a href="/hebrew/5594.htm" title="5594: lis·pōḏ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts; generally to lament; by implication, to wail.">to mourn for him</a> <a href="/hebrew/6912.htm" title="6912: ū·lə·qā·ḇə·rōw (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To bury. A primitive root; to intern.">and bury him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they lamented over him, “Oh, my brother!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-17.htm">2 Kings 23:17-18</a></span><br />Then the king asked, “What is this monument I see?” And the men of the city replied, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things that you have done to the altar of Bethel.” / “Let him rest,” said Josiah. “Do not let anyone disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed, along with those of the prophet who had come from Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm">2 Kings 23:15-16</a></span><br />He even pulled down the altar at Bethel, the high place set up by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. Then he burned the high place, ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah pole. / And as Josiah turned, he saw the tombs there on the hillside, and he sent someone to take the bones out of the tombs, and he burned them on the altar to defile it, according to the word of the LORD proclaimed by the man of God who had foretold these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-20.htm">2 Kings 23:20</a></span><br />On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-19.htm">2 Kings 23:19</a></span><br />Just as Josiah had done at Bethel, so also in the cities of Samaria he removed all the shrines of the high places set up by the kings of Israel who had provoked the LORD to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-14.htm">2 Kings 23:14</a></span><br />He smashed the sacred pillars to pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and covered the sites with human bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-13.htm">2 Kings 23:13</a></span><br />The king also desecrated the high places east of Jerusalem, to the south of the Mount of Corruption, which King Solomon of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-10.htm">2 Kings 23:10</a></span><br />He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-9.htm">2 Kings 23:9</a></span><br />Although the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, they ate unleavened bread with their fellow priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-8.htm">2 Kings 23:8</a></span><br />Then Josiah brought all the priests from the cities of Judah and desecrated the high places, from Geba to Beersheba, where the priests had burned incense. He tore down the high places of the gates at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which was to the left of the city gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-5.htm">2 Kings 23:5</a></span><br />Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">2 Kings 23:3</a></span><br />So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-2.htm">2 Kings 23:2</a></span><br />And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-1.htm">2 Kings 23:1</a></span><br />Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-29.htm">Matthew 23:29-31</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. / And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ / So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the prophet took up the carcass of the man of God, and laid it on the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/13-28.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-28.htm">Body</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-15.htm">Bury</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-28.htm">Carcase</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-28.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-25.htm">City</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-28.htm">Corpse</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-28.htm">Donkey</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-30.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-31.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-9.htm">Picked</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-26.htm">Placeth</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-27.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-22.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-1.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/4-24.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-30.htm">Body</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-31.htm">Bury</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Carcase</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-30.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-11.htm">City</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-30.htm">Corpse</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-22.htm">Donkey</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-30.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-30.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-23.htm">Picked</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-30.htm">Placeth</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-2.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-31.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-30.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/13-1.htm">Jeroboam's hand withers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/13-6.htm">and at the prayer of the prophet is restored</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/13-7.htm">The prophet departs from Bethel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/13-11.htm">An old prophet brings him back</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/13-20.htm">He is reproved by God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/13-23.htm">slain by a lion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/13-26.htm">buried by the old prophet</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/13-31.htm">who confirms the prophecy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/13-33.htm">Jeroboam's obstinacy</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So the old prophet lifted up the body of the man of God</b><br>The old prophet, who had deceived the man of God, now takes responsibility for his burial. This act of lifting the body signifies a form of respect and acknowledgment of the man of God's divine mission, despite the prophet's earlier deception. The old prophet's actions reflect a cultural practice of honoring the dead, which was significant in ancient Israelite society. This moment also highlights the theme of repentance and the recognition of God's authority, as the old prophet acknowledges the man of God's role and message.<p><b>laid it on the donkey</b><br>Using a donkey for transportation was common in ancient Israel, especially for carrying burdens. The donkey here symbolizes humility and service, often seen in biblical narratives. This act of placing the body on the donkey can be seen as a practical necessity but also carries symbolic weight, as donkeys are associated with peace and humility, contrasting with the tragic outcome of the man of God's disobedience.<p><b>and brought it back to his own city</b><br>The old prophet's city is Bethel, a significant location in Israel's religious history. Bethel was a center of worship and had become a place of idolatry under King Jeroboam. By bringing the man of God's body back to Bethel, the old prophet inadvertently underscores the city's spiritual decline and the need for true worship. This act also fulfills a cultural duty to ensure the deceased is buried properly, reflecting the importance of burial customs in maintaining family and community honor.<p><b>to mourn for him and bury him</b><br>Mourning and burial were essential practices in ancient Israel, reflecting respect for the deceased and belief in an afterlife. Mourning often involved rituals and expressions of grief, indicating the community's loss. The burial of the man of God by the old prophet signifies a final act of respect and acknowledgment of his prophetic role. This event also foreshadows the ultimate burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, who, like the man of God, was a prophet rejected by his own people but honored in death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man_of_god.htm">The Man of God</a></b><br>A prophet from Judah who was sent by God to deliver a message against the altar at Bethel. He disobeyed God's command not to eat or drink in the land, leading to his death by a lion.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_old_prophet.htm">The Old Prophet</a></b><br>An older prophet living in Bethel who deceived the man of God into disobeying God's command. Despite his deception, he later mourns and buries the man of God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel</a></b><br>A significant city in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, where King Jeroboam set up a golden calf as an object of worship, leading to idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_donkey.htm">The Donkey</a></b><br>Used by the old prophet to transport the body of the man of God back to the city for burial.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lion.htm">The Lion</a></b><br>Sent by God as an instrument of judgment against the man of God for his disobedience. Remarkably, the lion did not eat the body or harm the donkey, signifying divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Obedience to God's commands is paramount, even when faced with seemingly credible opposition or deception.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_spiritual_matters.htm">Discernment in Spiritual Matters</a></b><br>Believers must exercise discernment and seek confirmation from God, especially when receiving conflicting messages from others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disobedience to God can lead to severe consequences, as seen in the life of the man of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>The incident with the lion demonstrates God's control over creation and His ability to execute judgment in a way that underscores His sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_mourning.htm">Repentance and Mourning</a></b><br>The old prophet's mourning for the man of God shows a recognition of wrongdoing and the need for repentance, even after the fact.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_1_kings_13_align_with_protected_prophets.htm">How does 1 Kings 13 align with other biblical passages where faithful prophets are protected rather than misled or punished?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_explain_the_lion's_behavior.htm">In 1 Kings 13:24-28, how can we reconcile the lion's unnatural behavior with known animal instincts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_god's_prophet_deceived_in_1_kings.htm">In 1 Kings 13:18-19, why would God allow His prophet to be deceived by another prophet's false claim of angelic guidance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_proof_exiles_thrived_and_returned.htm">Jeremiah 24:5 - If God favored those taken into exile, where is the clear evidence that they flourished in Babylon and returned as promised?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass</span> [<span class="accented">i.e.</span>, the one standing by], <span class="cmt_word">and brought it back: and the old prophet came</span> <span class="cmt_word">to the city, to mourn and to bury him.</span> [The mourning is specially mentioned, because in the East professional wailers were and are employed at funerals. The Jew, no less than the Greek and Roman, esteemed it a great misfortune and disgrace to be deprived of decent burial: <a href="/isaiah/14-19.htm">Isaiah 14:19</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/22-19.htm">Jeremiah 22:19</a>; and especially <a href="/2_kings/9-10.htm">2 Kings 9:10</a>.] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/13-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So the old prophet</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנָּבִ֜יא</span> <span class="translit">(han·nā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spokesman, speaker, prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lifted up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשָּׂ֨א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiś·śā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the body</span><br /><span class="heb">נִבְלַ֧ת</span> <span class="translit">(niḇ·laṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5038.htm">Strong's 5038: </a> </span><span class="str2">A flabby thing, a carcase, carrion, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִישׁ־</span> <span class="translit">(’îš-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">laid</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּנִּחֵ֥הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yan·ni·ḥê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3240.htm">Strong's 3240: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">it on</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the donkey,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֲמ֖וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥă·mō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2543.htm">Strong's 2543: </a> </span><span class="str2">A male ass</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and brought it back</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְשִׁיבֵ֑הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·šî·ḇê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to his own</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזָּקֵ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zā·qên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2205.htm">Strong's 2205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Old</span><br /><br /><span class="word">city</span><br /><span class="heb">עִיר֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to mourn for him</span><br /><span class="heb">לִסְפֹּ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(lis·pōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5594.htm">Strong's 5594: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tear the hair and beat the breasts, to lament, to wail</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bury him.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְקָבְרֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·qā·ḇə·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6912.htm">Strong's 6912: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inter</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/13-29.htm">1 Kings 13:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/13-29.htm">1 Kings 13:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/13-29.htm">1 Kings 13:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/13-29.htm">1 Kings 13:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/13-29.htm">1 Kings 13:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/13-29.htm">1 Kings 13:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/13-29.htm">1 Kings 13:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/13-29.htm">1 Kings 13:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/13-29.htm">1 Kings 13:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/13-29.htm">1 Kings 13:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/13-29.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 13:29 The prophet took up the body (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/13-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 13:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 13:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/13-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 13:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 13:30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>