1 Kings 13:25

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.

King James Version · Read in your translation · Open the Explore console

Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
men	אֲנָשִׁ֣ים 'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
by	עֹבְרִ֗ים 'oe.Rim	H5674	to cross over · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
saw	וַיִּרְא֤וּ vai.yir.'U	H7200	to see · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
carcase	הַנְּבֵלָה֙ ha.ne.ve.Lah	H5038	a flabby thing · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
cast	מֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶת mush.Le.khet	H7993	to throw out · verb, hophal passive participle, feminine singular absolute
way	בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ ba.De.rekh	H1870	a road (as trodden) · preposition with the article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
lion	הָ֣אַרְיֵ֔ה ha.'ar.Yeh	H738	a lion · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
standing	עֹמֵ֖ד 'o.Med	H5975	to stand · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
by	אֵ֣צֶל 'E.tzel	H681	a side · noun, common both genders singular construct
carcase	הַנְּבֵלָ֑ה ha.ne.ve.Lah	H5038	a flabby thing · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
came	וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ vai.ya.Vo.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
told	וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ vay.da.be.Ru	H1696	perhaps properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
city	בָעִ֔יר va.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
old	הַזָּקֵ֖ן ha.za.Ken	H2205	old · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
prophet	הַנָּבִ֥יא ha.na.Vi'	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
dwelt	יֹשֵׁ֥ב yo.Shev	H3427	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Kings 13:11 Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: th…

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 13:23–end

Here is, I. The death of the deceived disobedient prophet. The old prophet that had deluded him, as if he would make him some amends for the wrong he had done him or help to prevent the mischief threatened him, furnished him with an ass to ride home on; but by the way a lion set upon him, and killed him, Kg1 13:23, Kg1 13:24. He did but return back to refresh himself when he was hungry, and behold he must die for it; see Sa1 14:43. But we must consider, 1. That his offence was great, and it would by no means justify him that he was drawn into it by a lie; he could not be so certain of the countermand sent by another as he was of the command given to himself, nor had he any ground to think th…

Read the whole note in the console

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 13:24

THE DISOBEDIENT PROPHET SLAIN BY A LION. (Kg1 13:23-32) a lion met him by the way, and slew him--There was a wood near Beth-el infested with lions (Kg2 2:24). This sad catastrophe was a severe but necessary judgment of God, to attest the truth of the message with which the prophet had been charged. All the circumstances of this tragic occurrence (the undevoured carcass, the untouched ass, the passengers unmolested by the lion, though standing there) were calculated to produce an irresistible impression that the hand of God was in it.

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 13:24

A lion met him - and slew him - By permitting himself to be seduced by the old prophet, when he should have acted only on the expressly declared counsel of God, he committed the sin unto death; that is, such a sin as God will punish with the death of the body, while he extends mercy to the soul. See my notes on Jo1 5:16 (note), Jo1 5:17 (note). From the instance here related, we see, as in various other cases, that often judgment begins at the house of God. The true prophet, for receiving that as a revelation from God which was opposed to the revelation which himself had received, and which was confirmed by so many miracles, is slain by a lion, and his body deprived of the burial of his fath…

Read the whole note in the console

Dictionary and topics

Lions — The most powerful of all carnivorous animals. Although not now found in Palestine, they must have been in ancient times very numerous there. They had their lairs in the forests (Jer. 5:6; 12:8; Amos…
Lion · Di — Di
Offence · Exemplified: Old prophet — Exemplified: Old prophet

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 13:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 13:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 13:24

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 13:24

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 13:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 13:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 13:24

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 13:24

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Kings 13:25

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 13:23-25

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 13:23-26

Rashi on 1 Kings 13:23