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And they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they lamented over him, “Oh, my brother!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, <i>saying</i>, Alas, my brother!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then he laid the corpse in his own tomb; and they mourned over him, <i>saying,</i> “Alas, my brother!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He laid his body in his own grave, and they mourned over him, <i>saying,</i> “Oh, my brother!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He laid his body in his own grave, and they mourned over him, saying, &#8220Alas, my brother!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he laid his body in his own grave, and they mourned over him, <i>saying,</i> “Alas, my brother!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He laid his body in his own grave, and they mourned over him, <i>saying</i>, “Alas, my brother!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And he laid the body in his own grave, and they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he laid the corpse in his own grave, and they mourned over him, “Oh, my brother! ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he laid the corpse in his own grave, and they mourned over him: &#8220Oh, my brother!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He buried the body in his own family tomb and cried for the prophet. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He laid the body of the man of God in his own tomb and mourned over the man, saying, "Oh no, my brother, my brother!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He buried it in his own family grave, and he and his sons mourned over it, saying, "Oh my brother, my brother!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He buried the corpse in his own grave and his family mourned for him, crying out, "Oh, no! My brother!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He put the corpse into his own tomb, and they mourned over him, saying, "Ah, my brother!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, "Alas, my brother."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he laid his carcass in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they lamented over him, “Oh, my brother!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!” <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 he places his carcass in his own grave, and they mourn for him, “Oh, my brother!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he placeth his carcase in his own grave, and they mourn for him, 'Oh, my brother!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will lay it down in his grave, and they will mourn over him, Alas, my brother!<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 he laid his dead body in his own sepulchre: and they mourned over him, saying: Alas! alas ! my brother. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he placed his dead body in his own sepulcher. And they mourned for him, saying: “Alas! Alas! My brother!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He laid the man’s body in his own grave, and they mourned over it: “Alas, my brother!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He laid the body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!”<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 he laid his corpse in a tomb, and he mourned over him, and said: “Woe, my brother! Woe, my brother!”<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 he laid his carcass in his own grave; and they made lamentation for him: 'Alas, my brother!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and they bewailed him, <i>saying</i>, Alas, brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/13-30.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=5450" 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">29</span>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="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: way·yan·naḥ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">Then he laid</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/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.">the body</a> <a href="/hebrew/6913.htm" title="6913: bə·qiḇ·rōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A grave, sepulcher. Or qibrah; from qabar; a sepulchre.">in his own tomb,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5594.htm" title="5594: way·yis·pə·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts; generally to lament; by implication, to wail.">and they lamented</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1945.htm" title="1945: hō·w (Interjection) -- Ah! alas! ha! A prolonged form of how; oh!">“Oh,</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">my brother!”</a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>After he had buried him, the prophet said to his sons, “When I die, you must bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones,…<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="/jeremiah/22-18.htm">Jeremiah 22:18-19</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’ / He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Genesis 50:10-11</a></span><br />When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days. / When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-24.htm">2 Chronicles 35:24-25</a></span><br />So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him. / Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/3-31.htm">2 Samuel 3:31-32</a></span><br />Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier. / When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb, and all the people wept.<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/8-2.htm">Acts 8:2</a></span><br />God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-31.htm">John 11:31-35</a></span><br />When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there. / When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” / When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-12.htm">Luke 7:12-14</a></span><br />As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. / When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.” / Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/5-38.htm">Mark 5:38-39</a></span><br />When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly. / He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-1.htm">1 Samuel 25:1</a></span><br />When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to mourn for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David set out and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/1-11.htm">2 Samuel 1:11-12</a></span><br />Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same. / They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Ezekiel 24:16-18</a></span><br />“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow. / Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.” / So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/6-10.htm">Amos 6:10</a></span><br />And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-23.htm">Job 30:23</a></span><br />Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he laid his carcass in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!</p><p class="hdg">mourned over</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-13.htm">1 Kings 14:13</a></b></br> And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found <i>some</i> good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/22-18.htm">Jeremiah 22:18</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, <i>saying</i>, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, <i>saying</i>, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/8-2.htm">Acts 8:2</a></b></br> And devout men carried Stephen <i>to his burial</i>, and made great lamentation over him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/14-5.htm">Alas</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-29.htm">Body</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-29.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-29.htm">Corpse</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-9.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-29.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-29.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-2.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-29.htm">Placeth</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-27.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-27.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-22.htm">Sepulchre</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-1.htm">Sorrowing</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-22.htm">Tomb</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-29.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/3-10.htm">Alas</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-31.htm">Body</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Corpse</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-31.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-17.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-13.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-18.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Placeth</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-25.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-13.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-31.htm">Sepulchre</a> <a href="/psalms/51-17.htm">Sorrowing</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-31.htm">Tomb</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-13.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>Then he laid the body in his own tomb</b><br>This phrase refers to the actions of the old prophet from Bethel, who took the body of the man of God from Judah and placed it in his own tomb. In ancient Israel, burial practices were significant, often reflecting one's honor and status. By laying the man of God in his own tomb, the old prophet showed respect and recognition of the man's divine mission, despite the tragic outcome. This act also signifies a personal connection and acknowledgment of the man of God's prophetic role. Tombs in ancient Israel were often family burial sites, indicating that the old prophet considered the man of God as part of his spiritual family.<p><b>and they lamented over him</b><br>Lamentation was a common practice in ancient Near Eastern cultures, often involving public mourning rituals. The act of lamenting over the man of God indicates a deep sense of loss and respect. It reflects the recognition of the man of God's role as a true prophet, despite his disobedience that led to his death. This mourning could also symbolize the sorrow over the spiritual state of Israel, which was straying from God's commandments during the reign of Jeroboam.<p><b>“Oh, my brother!”</b><br>The expression "Oh, my brother!" signifies a deep emotional bond and respect. In biblical terms, calling someone "brother" often denotes a close relationship, whether familial or spiritual. This phrase highlights the old prophet's acknowledgment of the man of God as a fellow servant of the Lord, despite their initial differences. It also reflects the unity and kinship among those who serve God's purposes, pointing to the broader theme of spiritual brotherhood found throughout Scripture. This lamentation echoes the sorrow and solidarity seen in other biblical accounts of mourning, such as David's lament for Jonathan.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_old_prophet.htm">The Old Prophet</a></b><br>An older prophet living in Bethel who deceives the man of God from Judah, leading to his death.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man_of_god_from_judah.htm">The Man of God from Judah</a></b><br>A prophet sent by God to Bethel to deliver a message against the altar King Jeroboam had set up.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel</a></b><br>A significant location in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, where King Jeroboam established a center for idol worship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tomb.htm">The Tomb</a></b><br>The burial place of the man of God, which belonged to the old prophet, symbolizing respect and mourning.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mourning_rituals.htm">Mourning Rituals</a></b><br>The act of mourning, as expressed by the old prophet, reflects a deep sense of loss and brotherhood.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The man of God's death serves as a stark reminder of the importance of obedience to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_complexity_of_human_relationships.htm">The Complexity of Human Relationships</a></b><br>The old prophet's actions show the complexity of human motives and relationships, even among those who serve God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_god's_messengers.htm">Respect for God's Messengers</a></b><br>Despite the man of God's failure, the old prophet's mourning indicates a respect for those who carry God's word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discernment.htm">The Importance of Discernment</a></b><br>The account emphasizes the need for discernment in spiritual matters, as deception can lead to dire consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_remembrance.htm">Legacy and Remembrance</a></b><br>The burial and mourning of the man of God highlight the lasting impact of one's actions and the importance of a godly legacy.<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/which_biblical_woman_shows_faith,_strength.htm">Who exemplifies faith and strength among biblical women?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_allow_concubines_in_the_bible.htm">Why did God permit concubines in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_kings_13_21__can_bones_revive_the_dead.htm">2 Kings 13:21 - How could a dead man be revived simply by touching Elisha's bones, and is there any scientific or historical corroboration for such an event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jesus_inherit_david's_throne.htm">Would Jesus inherit David's throne? Yes, per Luke 1:32. No, as a descendant of cursed Jehoiakim (Matthew 1:11, 1 Chronicles 3:16, Jeremiah 36:30).</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>(30-32) <span class= "bld">They mourned.</span>--The mourning of the old prophet, and the burial of the body in his own sepulchre, probably show some touch of remorse and personal compassion for the victim of his treacherous policy, mingled with the desire of preserving the tomb, which was to be his own last resting-place, from desecration, when the prediction of the prophet of Judah should be accomplished. But, even setting aside the rather prosaic tradition of his attempts to remove any impression made on the mind of Jeroboam, which Josephus has preserved (<span class= "ital">Ant. viii.</span>, 9), it is evident that his policy was only too successful. The messenger of wrath had been enticed to familiar intercourse with the prophet of the new idolatry, and had been publicly proclaimed as his "brother:" probably his death had been used to discredit his warning. The result is seen in the significant notice of <a href="/1_kings/13-33.htm" title="After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.">1Kings 13:33</a> : "After this thing, Jeroboam returned not from his evil way." Hence the seriousness of the disobedience, which played into the hands of wickedness, and the startling severity of the penalty.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he laid his carcase in his own grave</span> [<a href="/matthew/27-60.htm">Matthew 27:60</a>. This was a mark of profound respect (<a href="/ruth/1-17.htm">Ruth 1:17</a>; <a href="/genesis/23-6.htm">Genesis 23:6</a>)]; <span class="cmt_word">and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother.</span> [A customary formula in lamentation (<a href="/jeremiah/22-18.htm">Jeremiah 22:18</a>). It hardly implies that "he was mourned and buried as a relative of the family" (Bahr). Seeing that the old prophet was responsible for his death, he could hardly have done less. "It is a cruel courtesy to kill a man and then help him to his grave" (Hall).] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/13-30.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">Then he laid</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּנַּ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yan·naḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - 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">the body</span><br /><span class="heb">נִבְלָת֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(niḇ·lā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<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">in his own tomb,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקִבְר֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qiḇ·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6913.htm">Strong's 6913: </a> </span><span class="str2">A grave, sepulcher</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they lamented</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּסְפְּד֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yis·pə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<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">over him,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Oh,</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֥וֹי</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1945.htm">Strong's 1945: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ah! alas! ha!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my brother!”</span><br /><span class="heb">אָחִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/13-30.htm">1 Kings 13:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/13-30.htm">1 Kings 13:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/13-30.htm">1 Kings 13:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/13-30.htm">1 Kings 13:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/13-30.htm">1 Kings 13:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/13-30.htm">1 Kings 13:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/13-30.htm">1 Kings 13:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/13-30.htm">1 Kings 13:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/13-30.htm">1 Kings 13:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/13-30.htm">1 Kings 13:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/13-30.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 13:30 He laid his body in his own (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/13-29.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 13:29"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 13:29" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/13-31.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 13:31"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 13:31" /></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>