Translations
Modern
And 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.
Traditional
And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
Literal
And behold, men passed by and saw the corpse thrown on the road and the lion standing by the corpse. And they went and told it in the city in which the old prophet dwelt.
Latin
Et ecce viri transeuntes viderunt cadaver projectum in via, et leonem stantem juxta cadaver. Et venerunt, et divulgaverunt in civitate in qua prophetes ille senex habitabat.
Original
Hebrew
English
And 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.
Notes
The donkey did not run away, and the lion did not eat the man's body. This was a supernatural event. The old prophet immediately understood that God had fulfilled his word by judging disobedience (1 Kings 13:21–22).
Theme notes and profiles
Events
Glossary
False Prophets Kings, Books of First and Second Lion Prophets, False
Topics
Christian Minister: The Old Prophet of Beth-El Lion: Disobedient Prophet Killed By Offense: Old Prophet Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Death of the Prophet of Judah