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But as he was traveling along, a lion came out and killed him. His body lay there on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. <a href="/esv/1_kings/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> And as he went away a lion met him on the road and killed him. And his body was thrown in the road, and the donkey stood beside it; the lion also stood beside the body. <a href="/bsb/1_kings/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. <a href="/kjv/1_kings/13.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/13.htm">New King James Version</a> When he was gone, a lion met him on the road and killed him. And his corpse was thrown on the road, and the donkey stood by it. The lion also stood by the corpse. <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now when he had gone, a lion met him on the way and killed him, and his body was thrown on the road, with the donkey standing beside it; the lion also was standing beside the body. <a href="/nasb/1_kings/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now when he had gone, a lion met him on the way and killed him, and his body was thrown on the road, with the donkey standing beside it; the lion also was standing beside the body. <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now when he had gone, a lion met him on the way and killed him, and his body was thrown on the road, with the donkey standing beside it; the lion also was standing beside the body. <a href="/lsb/1_kings/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then he went and on the way a lion met him and put him to death, and his body was thrown on the road, with the donkey standing beside it; the lion also was standing beside the body. <a href="/amp/1_kings/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now when he had gone, a lion met him by the road and killed him, and his body was thrown in the road, with the donkey standing beside it; the lion was also standing beside the body. <a href="/csb/1_kings/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When he left, a lion attacked him along the way and killed him. His corpse was thrown on the road, and the donkey was standing beside it; the lion was standing beside the corpse too. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When he left, a lion attacked him along the way and killed him. His corpse was thrown on the road, and the donkey was standing beside it; the lion was standing beside the corpse too. <a href="/asv/1_kings/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his body was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it; the lion also stood by the body. <a href="/cev/1_kings/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and the prophet from Judah left. Along the way, a lion attacked and killed him, and the donkey and the lion stood there beside his dead body. <a href="/erv/1_kings/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The man of God left. A lion found him [as he traveled] on the road and killed him. His dead body was thrown on the road. The donkey and the lion were standing by the body. <a href="/gnt/1_kings/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> who rode off. On the way a lion met him and killed him. His body lay on the road, and the donkey and the lion stood beside it. <a href="/isv/1_kings/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> Not long after the man of God had left, a lion met him along the road and killed him. His body was left lying in the middle of the road with the donkey standing beside it and with the lion also standing next to the body. <a href="/msb/1_kings/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. <a href="/net/1_kings/13.htm">NET Bible</a> As the prophet from Judah was traveling, a lion attacked him on the road and killed him. His corpse was lying on the road, and the donkey and the lion just stood there beside it. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When he had gone, a lion met him by the way, and killed him. His body was cast in the way, and the donkey stood by it. The lion also stood by the body. <a href="/wbt/1_kings/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And when he had gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcass was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcass. <a href="/web/1_kings/13.htm">World English Bible</a> When he had gone, a lion met him by the way and killed him. His body was thrown on the path, and the donkey stood by it. The lion also stood by the body. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and he goes, and a lion finds him in the way, and puts him to death, and his carcass is cast in the way, and the donkey is standing near it, and the lion is standing near the carcass. <a href="/ylt/1_kings/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and he goeth, and a lion findeth him in the way, and putteth him to death, and his carcase is cast in the way, and the ass is standing near it, and the lion is standing near the carcase. <a href="/slt/1_kings/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will go, and a lion will find him in the way and kill him: and his corpse will be cast in the way, and the ass standing by it, and the lion standing by the corpse.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when he was gone, a lion found him in the way, and killed him, and his body was cast in the way: and the ass stood by him, and the lion stood by the dead body. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> 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. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/13.htm">New American Bible</a> and he set out. But a lion met him on the road, and killed him. His body lay sprawled on the road, and the donkey remained standing by it, and so did the lion. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then as he went away, a lion met him on the road and killed him. His body was thrown in the road, and the donkey stood beside it; the lion also stood beside the body.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> - - - <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he returned and he went on, and a lion in the way found him and killed him, and his corpse was thrown into the road, and the male donkey stood by his side, and the lion stood by the side of the corpse.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him; and his carcass was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it; the lion also stood by the carcass. <a href="/sep/1_kings/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And a lion found him in the way, and slew him; and his body was cast out in the way, and the ass was standing by it, and the lion also was standing by the body. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/13-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=5376" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/13.htm">The Old Prophet and the Man of God</a> …23And after the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the old prophet who had brought him back saddled the donkey for him. 24<a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">As he went on his way,</a> <a href="/hebrew/738.htm" title="738: ’ar·yêh (N-ms) -- A lion. Or earyeh; from 'arah; a lion.">a lion</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: way·yim·ṣā·’ê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To attain to, find. ">met him</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: bad·de·reḵ (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">on the road</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: way·mî·ṯê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">and killed him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5038.htm" title="5038: niḇ·lā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A carcass, corpse. From nabel; a flabby thing, i.e. A carcase or carrion; figuratively, an idol.">and his body</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wat·tə·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">was</a> <a href="/hebrew/7993.htm" title="7993: muš·le·ḵeṯ (V-Hofal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">left lying</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: bad·de·reḵ (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">in the road,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2543.htm" title="2543: wə·ha·ḥă·mō·wr (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A male ass. Or chamor; from chamar; a male ass.">with the donkey</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘ō·mêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations."></a> <a href="/hebrew/681.htm" title="681: ’eṣ·lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- A joining together, proximity. From 'atsal; a side; near."></a> <a href="/hebrew/738.htm" title="738: wə·hā·’ar·yêh (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A lion. Or earyeh; from 'arah; a lion.">and the lion</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘ō·mêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">standing</a> <a href="/hebrew/681.htm" title="681: ’ê·ṣel (Prep) -- A joining together, proximity. From 'atsal; a side; near.">beside</a> <a href="/hebrew/5038.htm" title="5038: han·nə·ḇê·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A carcass, corpse. From nabel; a flabby thing, i.e. A carcase or carrion; figuratively, an idol.">it.</a> 25And there were men passing by who saw the body lying in the road with the lion standing beside it, and they went and reported this in the city where the old prophet lived.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_kings/2-23.htm">2 Kings 2:23-24</a> From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” / Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. <a href="/2_kings/17-25.htm">2 Kings 17:25</a> Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them. <a href="/2_kings/23-16.htm">2 Kings 23:16-18</a> 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. / 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. <a href="/jeremiah/5-6.htm">Jeremiah 5:6</a> Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous. <a href="/hosea/13-8.htm">Hosea 13:8</a> Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast tearing them apart. <a href="/amos/5-19.htm">Amos 5:19</a> It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake. <a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a> Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. <a href="/matthew/24-28.htm">Matthew 24:28</a> Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. <a href="/luke/10-30.htm">Luke 10:30-37</a> Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. / Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. / So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side. ... <a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Acts 20:29</a> I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. <a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a> Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. <a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a> Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth. <a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a> Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.” <a href="/2_kings/1-9.htm">2 Kings 1:9-12</a> Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’” / Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men. / So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’” ... <a href="/2_kings/23-20.htm">2 Kings 23:20</a> On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcass was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcass.a lion<a href="/1_kings/20-36.htm">1 Kings 20:36</a> Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.<a href="/2_kings/2-24.htm">2 Kings 2:24</a> And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.<a href="/proverbs/22-13.htm">Proverbs 22:13</a> The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/13-23.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-22.htm">Body</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-22.htm">Carcase</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-22.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-23.htm">Corpse</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-22.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-18.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-23.htm">Donkey</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-29.htm">Findeth</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-24.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-20.htm">Lion</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-5.htm">Met</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-17.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-12.htm">Road</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-17.htm">Rushing</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-20.htm">Side</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-24.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-1.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-1.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-4.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-6.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-17.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/13-27.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-25.htm">Body</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-25.htm">Carcase</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-25.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-25.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-28.htm">Corpse</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-28.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-31.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-27.htm">Donkey</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-28.htm">Findeth</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-28.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-25.htm">Lion</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-7.htm">Met</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-28.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-25.htm">Road</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">Rushing</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-25.htm">Side</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-28.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-25.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-4.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-25.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-25.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-25.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 13</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/13-1.htm">Jeroboam's hand withers</a> 6. <a href="/1_kings/13-6.htm">and at the prayer of the prophet is restored</a> 7. <a href="/1_kings/13-7.htm">The prophet departs from Bethel</a> 11. <a href="/1_kings/13-11.htm">An old prophet brings him back</a> 20. <a href="/1_kings/13-20.htm">He is reproved by God</a> 23. <a href="/1_kings/13-23.htm">slain by a lion</a> 26. <a href="/1_kings/13-26.htm">buried by the old prophet</a> 31. <a href="/1_kings/13-31.htm">who confirms the prophecy</a> 33. <a href="/1_kings/13-33.htm">Jeroboam's obstinacy</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>As he went on his way This phrase refers to the man of God who had disobeyed the Lord's command by eating and drinking in Bethel. His journey signifies a return to his original path, but now under the shadow of disobedience. The narrative highlights the importance of obedience to God's word, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, which outlines blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience.a lion met him on the road Lions were common in ancient Israel, often symbolizing God's judgment (<a href="/amos/3-8.htm">Amos 3:8</a>). The encounter with the lion is a direct act of divine intervention, illustrating the seriousness of the prophet's disobedience. This event serves as a warning to others about the consequences of straying from God's commands.and killed him The death of the man of God is a sobering reminder of the wages of sin (<a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>). It underscores the principle that God's instructions are not to be taken lightly. This incident parallels other biblical accounts where disobedience leads to death, such as the story of Uzzah in <a href="/2_samuel/6-7.htm">2 Samuel 6:7</a>.and his body was left lying in the road The unburied body signifies disgrace and judgment, as proper burial was a significant cultural practice in ancient Israel. This detail emphasizes the severity of the prophet's punishment and serves as a public testament to the consequences of disobedience.with the donkey and the lion standing beside it The presence of both the donkey and the lion, neither attacking the other, is miraculous and signifies God's control over the situation. It serves as a sign to onlookers that this was an act of divine judgment. The peaceful coexistence of predator and prey highlights the supernatural nature of the event, drawing attention to God's sovereignty and the fulfillment of His word.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_man_of_god.htm">The Man of God</a> A prophet from Judah who was sent by God to deliver a message to King Jeroboam in Bethel. He disobeyed God's command not to eat or drink in the land and not to return by the way he came. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lion.htm">The Lion</a> An instrument of God's judgment, sent to kill the man of God for his disobedience. The lion's behavior was unusual, as it did not eat the body or attack the donkey, signifying divine intervention. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_road.htm">The Road</a> The setting of the event, symbolizing the journey of obedience and the consequences of straying from God's path. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_donkey.htm">The Donkey</a> The animal ridden by the man of God, which remained unharmed, highlighting the miraculous nature of the event. 5. <a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel</a> The place where the man of God delivered his prophecy against the altar, a center of idolatrous worship established by Jeroboam.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> The account underscores the importance of complete obedience to God's instructions. Partial obedience or deviation from God's commands can lead to dire consequences. <a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment_and_mercy.htm">Divine Judgment and Mercy</a> God's judgment is just and serves as a warning to others. However, His mercy is also evident, as He provides opportunities for repentance and restoration. <a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a> The unusual behavior of the lion and donkey demonstrates God's control over creation. He uses all things to fulfill His purposes. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Disobedience to God can lead to spiritual and physical peril. Believers are called to remain steadfast in their faith and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 13</a> <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> <a href="/q/is_god's_justice_fair_in_1_kings_13_20-24.htm">In 1 Kings 13:20–24, does punishing the man of God after he was tricked conflict with the notion of a just and fair God? </a> <a href="/q/can_a_shepherd_save_scraps_from_a_lion.htm">Amos 3:12: Is it scientifically or logically plausible for a shepherd to rescue only small fragments from a lion’s mouth? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_lying_prophet_story_teach.htm">What lessons does the lying prophet story teach us?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) A lion.--The lion is noticed in the Old Testament not unfrequently, especially in Southern Palestine: at Timnath (<a href="/judges/14-5.htm" title="Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.">Judges 14:5</a>); near Bethlehem (<a href="/1_samuel/17-34.htm" title="And David said to Saul, Your servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:">1Samuel 17:34</a>); at Kabzeel, in Judah (<a href="/2_samuel/23-20.htm" title="And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lion like men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the middle of a pit in time of snow:">2Samuel 23:20</a>); near Aphek (<a href="/1_kings/20-36.htm" title="Then said he to him, Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as you are departed from me, a lion shall slay you. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.">1Kings 20:36</a>); in the thickets and forests of the Jordan valley (<a href="/jeremiah/4-7.htm" title="The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make your land desolate; and your cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.">Jeremiah 4:7</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/5-6.htm" title="Why a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goes out there shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.">Jeremiah 5:6</a>), &c. The lion of Palestine is probably of the variety still constantly found in the neighbourhood of Babylon; and the prevalence of lions is shown by the occurrence of such names as Lebaoth, or Bethlebaoth, "the house of lions" (see <a href="/joshua/15-32.htm" title="And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:">Joshua 15:32</a>), and by the many names for the lion used in Scripture, as, for example, in <a href="/context/job/4-10.htm" title="The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.">Job 4:10-11</a>. Now that the forests have disappeared from Palestine the lions have disappeared with them. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 24. - And when he was gone [Heb. and he went], a lion (Lions were evidently numerous in Palestine in former days, though they are now extinct. This is proved by the names of places, such as Laish, Lebaoth, etc., and by the constant reference to them in Scripture. They had their lairs in the forests, one of which existed near Bethel (<a href="/2_kings/2-24.htm">2 Kings 2:24</a>), and especially in the thickets of the Jordan valley (<a href="/jeremiah/49-19.htm">Jeremiah 49:19</a>; <a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">Zechariah 11:3</a>).] met [Heb. found. The primary meaning of מָצָא is, no doubt, "found accidentally," "came upon" (εῦρεν, invenit), but it is often used of finding after a search (<a href="/1_samuel/9-4.htm">1 Samuel 9:4</a>, etc.), and it should be remembered that this is the word used in vers. 14, 28] him by [in, as below] the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way [road, highway, ver. 25], and the ass stood [Heb. standing] by it, the lion also stood [standing] by the carcase. [These particulars are mentioned to show that his death was no accident, or chance, but a visitation of God. There are probably but few persons who have not felt that this summary punishment was marked by extreme severity; the more so, as the prophet was cruelly deceived, and that by a brother prophet, who claimed to have received a subsequent revelation, and whom, consequently, it appeared to be a duty to obey. And when it is observed that the really guilty person, the prophet of Bethel, so far as appears, escaped all punishment, and by his lie secured for himself respect for his remains, we seem to have a case of positive hardship and injustice. As I have discussed the question at some length elsewhere (Homil. Quart., vol. 4. pp. 214-221), it must suffice to say here that the difficulty is at once removed if we remember that although the Jewish dispensation was one of temporal recompenses, yet all the same there is a judgment hereafter. No doubt the man of God was punished for his disobedience, for inexcusable disobedience it was. It is quite true that he was solemnly assured that an angel had appeared to revoke his commission, but for this he had only the word of a stranger, of one, too, with whom he had been commanded "not even to eat." He had "the word of the Lord;" that is to say, the voice of God, borne in upon his soul, forbidding his return, and the word of an irreligious stranger, who gave no "sign the same day" in proof of his mission, authorizing it. There can be no doubt which he ought to have followed, the more so as the command he had himself received was so remarkably explicit and decisive (ver. 9); so decisive that we can hardly suppose he would have deviated from it, had not the pains of hunger and thirst pleaded powerfully in favour of the pretended revelation of the Bethelite prophet. Indeed, it is hardly too much to say that he eagerly welcomed this cause for returning. It is impossible, therefore, to acquit him of disobedience. Nor is it difficult to see that the consequences of this disobedience were serious. It was not as if he had disregarded a mere positive obligation, the only object of which was to test his obedience (Rawlinson); he had acted in a way calculated to destroy the moral effect of his mission. He had been employed not only to testify publicly against the calf worship, but also to lay the city and the new sanctuary of Jeroboam under an interdict, and by his return that interdict lost much of its force. His eating and drinking, small matters in themselves, were full of significance. Indeed, he did in one way precisely what Jeroboam and his people were doing in another he forsook the plain commands of God for the ordinances of men; he listened to the tempter and ate the forbidden fruit; and so it came to pass flint, instead of witnessing against disobedience, he himself set them the example of disobedience. It is the story of the Fall over again; and therefore death, the punishment of the Fall, befell him. But before we say that his punishment was too severe, let us remember what, by the mercy of God, that primal punishment has become. It has been turned into a blessing. It has given us the incarnation, redemption, eternal life. We forget that death is not necessarily an evil - is in reality a blessing. One of the heathen has said that if we only knew what the future life was like, we should not be content to live. To this "man of God" it must surely have been gain to die. If the flesh was destroyed, it was that the spirit might be saved (<a href="/1_corinthians/5-5.htm">1 Corinthians 5:5</a>). Only because we forget that death is the gate of life do we complain of the severity of his doom. And as to the lying prophet who wrought all this mischief escaping retribution - which, by the way, he did not do, for assuredly he must have had a life-long remorse - it is overlooked that the day of retribution has not yet arrived. There is for him a judgment to come. It may he said that the Jew did not know of this - that the future life had not then been revealed. That is quite true, and for that very reason this visitation would make all the deeper impression on their minds. To this must be added that the man of God did not die merely or principally because of his sin, but "that the works of God might be made manifest in him." His death was necessary in order that his mission might not be altogether invalidated. His miserable end - as it must have seemed to them - would surely speak to the inhabitants of Bethel and to all Israel and Judah, for long years to come, as to the sure vengeance awaiting the disobedient, whether king, prophet, priest, or people. Though dead "he cried against the altar of Bethel." And the sacred narrative (vers. 26-32) affords us some ground for hoping that the "old prophet" became penitent for his sin. It is noteworthy that he joins his testimony to that of the man of God. Thus, this tragedy extorted even from him a warning against disobedience (ver. 26), and a confirmation of the prophecy against the altar of Bethel (ver. 32).] <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/13-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>As he went on his way, וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk a lion אַרְיֵ֛ה (’ar·yêh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_738.htm">Strong's 738: </a> A lion met him וַיִּמְצָאֵ֧הוּ (way·yim·ṣā·’ê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present on the road בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ (bad·de·reḵ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action and killed him, וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ (way·mî·ṯê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill and his body נִבְלָתוֹ֙ (niḇ·lā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5038.htm">Strong's 5038: </a> A flabby thing, a carcase, carrion, an idol was וַתְּהִ֤י (wat·tə·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be left lying מֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶת (muš·le·ḵeṯ) Verb - Hofal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> To throw out, down, away in the road, בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ (bad·de·reḵ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action with the donkey וְהַחֲמוֹר֙ (wə·ha·ḥă·mō·wr) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2543.htm">Strong's 2543: </a> A male ass and the lion וְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔ה (wə·hā·’ar·yêh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_738.htm">Strong's 738: </a> A lion standing עֹמֵ֖ד (‘ō·mêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> To stand, in various relations beside אֵ֥צֶל (’ê·ṣel) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_681.htm">Strong's 681: </a> A joining together, proximity [it]. הַנְּבֵלָֽה׃ (han·nə·ḇê·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5038.htm">Strong's 5038: </a> A flabby thing, a carcase, carrion, an idol <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/13-24.htm">1 Kings 13:24 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/13-24.htm">1 Kings 13:24 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/13-24.htm">1 Kings 13:24 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/13-24.htm">1 Kings 13:24 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/13-24.htm">1 Kings 13:24 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/13-24.htm">1 Kings 13:24 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/13-24.htm">1 Kings 13:24 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/13-24.htm">1 Kings 13:24 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/13-24.htm">1 Kings 13:24 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/13-24.htm">1 Kings 13:24 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-24.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 13:24 When he was gone a lion met (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/13-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 13:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 13:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/13-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 13:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 13:25" /></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>