Translations
Modern
Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they lamented over him, “Oh, my brother!”
Traditional
And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!
Literal
And he laid the corpse in his own tomb, and they mourned over him: “Alas, my brother!”
Latin
Et posuit cadaver ejus in sepulchro suo, et planxerunt eum: Heu, heu mi frater!
Original
Hebrew
English
Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they lamented over him, “Oh, my brother!”
Notes
The old prophet likely had a simple grave. People carved these tombs out of soft limestone in a wadi (a dry stream bed) near their homes.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
Glossary
False Prophets Kings, Books of First and Second Mourning Prophets, False
Topics
Brother: Signifies: A Companion Christian Minister: The Old Prophet of Beth-El Conscience of the Old Prophet of Beth-El Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Death of the Prophet of Judah