1 Kings 13:25
Some people who passed by saw the body lying on the road, with the lion standing beside it, and they went and reported it in the city where the old prophet lived.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And, behold, men passed by, and saw the corpse cast in the way, and the lion standing by the corpse: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And, behold, men{H582} passed by,{H5674} and saw{H7200} the body{H5038} cast{H7993} in the way,{H1870} and the lion{H738} standing{H5975} by{H681} the body;{H5038} and they came{H935} and told{H1696} it in the city{H5892} where the old{H2205} prophet{H5030} dwelt.{H3427}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And, behold, men{H582} passed by{H5674}{(H8802)}, and saw{H7200}{(H8799)} the carcase{H5038} cast{H7993}{(H8716)} in the way{H1870}, and the lion{H738} standing{H5975}{(H8802)} by{H681} the carcase{H5038}: and they came{H935}{(H8799)} and told{H1696}{(H8762)} it in the city{H5892} where the old{H2205} prophet{H5030} dwelt{H3427}{(H8802)}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And wha men wente by, they sawe the body cast in the waye, and the lyon stondynge besyde the body, and came and tolde it in the cite, where the olde prophet dwelt.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And beholde, men that passed by, sawe the carkeis cast in the way, and the lion standing by the corps: and they came and tolde it in ye towne where the olde Prophet dwelt.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And men that passed by sawe the carcasse cast in the way, & the lion standing by the carcasse: and they came and tolde it in the towne where the olde prophet dwelt.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Behold, men passed by, and saw the body cast in the way, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet lived.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And lo, men are passing by, and see the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing near the carcase, and they come and speak `of it' in the city in which the old prophet is dwelling.
American Standard Version (1901)
And, behold, men passed by, and saw the body cast in the way, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
American Standard Version (1901)
And, behold, men passed by, and saw the body cast in the way, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And some men, going by, saw the body stretched out in the road with the lion by its side; and they came and gave news of it in the town where the old prophet was living.
World English Bible (2000)
Behold, men passed by, and saw the body cast in the way, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet lived.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Then some men came passing by and saw the body lying in the road with the lion standing next to the body. They went and reported what they had seen in the city where the old prophet lived.
Referenced Verses
- 1 Kgs 13:11 : 11 Now there was an old prophet living in Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the deeds the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words he had spoken to the king.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- 1 Kgs 13:22-243 verses88%
22 'but you went back and ate bread and drank water in the place where He told you not to eat or drink, your body will not be buried in the tomb of your ancestors.'
23 After the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the prophet who had brought him back saddled the donkey for him.
24 As he was traveling, a lion met him on the road and killed him. His body was thrown on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.
- 1 Kgs 13:26-327 verses87%
26 When the prophet who had brought him back from the road heard about it, he said, 'It is the man of God who defied the command of the LORD. Therefore, the LORD has given him over to the lion, which has mauled and killed him, just as the word of the LORD had spoken to him.'
27 Then he said to his sons, 'Saddle the donkey for me.' So they saddled the donkey.
28 He went and found the man's body lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. The lion had not eaten the body nor attacked the donkey.
29 So the prophet picked up the body of the man of God and laid it on the donkey, and he brought it back to his own city to mourn for him and bury him.
30 He laid the body in his own tomb, and they mourned over him, saying, 'Alas, my brother!'
31 After burying him, the prophet said to his sons, 'When I die, bury me in the same tomb where the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones.'
32 For the message he declared by the word of the LORD against the altar at Bethel and against all the shrines of the high places in the towns of Samaria will surely be fulfilled.
- 1 Kgs 20:36-372 verses79%
36 Then the prophet said to him, 'Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you leave me, a lion will kill you.' And as soon as he left him, a lion found him and killed him.
37 The prophet found another man and said, 'Please strike me.' So the man struck him and wounded him.
- Nah 2:11-133 verses73%
11 Devastation, desolation, and destruction! Hearts melt, knees tremble, loins shake, and all faces turn pale.
12 Where is the lion’s den, the lair of the young lions, where the lion went, the lioness went, and the lion’s cubs, with no one to disturb them?
13 The lion tears apart prey to feed its cubs and strangles it for its lionesses. He fills his dens with prey and his lairs with torn flesh.
- 1 Kgs 13:10-123 verses73%
10 So he went another way and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel.
11 Now there was an old prophet living in Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the deeds the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words he had spoken to the king.
12 Their father asked them, 'Which way did he go?' His sons showed him the road the man of God from Judah had taken.
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11 The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
- Ezek 19:5-62 verses72%
5 When she saw that her hope was lost and her waiting was in vain, she took another one of her cubs and made him into a young lion.
6 He prowled among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey and devoured people.
- 2 Kgs 17:25-262 verses72%
25 When they first lived there, they did not fear the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of the people.
26 It was said to the king of Assyria, 'The nations you have resettled in the towns of Samaria do not know the customs of the God of the land. He has sent lions among them, which are killing them because the people do not know His customs.'
- Judg 14:8-92 verses71%
8 Later, when he returned to marry her, he turned aside to look at the lion’s carcass. Inside it, he saw a swarm of bees and some honey.
9 He scooped the honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. When he returned to his father and mother, he gave them some, and they ate it too. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the carcass of the lion.
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13 The lazy person says, 'There is a lion in the road, a lion in the streets!'
- Ezek 19:2-32 verses70%
2 Say, 'What was your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among the young lions and raised her cubs.'
3 She brought up one of her cubs; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey and devoured men.
- Hos 13:7-82 verses70%
7 So I will become like a lion to them, like a leopard lying in wait by the path.
8 I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs; I will tear their hearts open. There I will devour them like a lion; a wild beast will rip them apart.
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6 Therefore, a lion from the forest will attack them, a wolf from the wilderness will ravage them, and a leopard is watching their cities. Anyone who goes out will be torn apart, because their transgressions are many and their backslidings are numerous.
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19 It will be as if a man flees from a lion, only to be met by a bear; or as if he enters his house, rests his hand on the wall, and a snake bites him.
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13 The lazy person says, 'There's a lion outside! I might be killed in the streets!'
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21 Once, while some Israelites were burying a man, they suddenly saw a band of raiders. So they threw the man's body into Elisha's tomb. When the body touched Elisha's bones, the man came to life and stood up on his feet.
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17 He asked, 'What is this monument that I see?’ 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 at Bethel.'
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24 'The people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion. They will not lie down until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.'
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11 Anyone in Jeroboam’s family who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs; and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the sky, for the LORD has spoken.
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8 The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who can but prophesy?
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8 Proud beasts have not set foot on it, nor has the lion prowled over it.
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7 A lion has come out of his thicket, a destroyer of nations has set out; he has left his place to turn your land into a waste. Your cities will be ruined, without inhabitants.
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5 Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother. When they came to the vineyards of Timnah, suddenly a young lion came roaring toward him.
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32 Likewise, a Levite came to the same place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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12 They are like a lion eager to tear its prey, like a young lion crouching in hiding.
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17 Now the king had put the officer on whose arm he leaned in charge of the gate, but the people trampled him in the gateway, and he died, just as the man of God had foretold when the king came down to his house.
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30 A lion, mighty among beasts, who does not retreat before any;
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12 This is what the Lord says: Just as a shepherd rescues from the mouth of a lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so will the Israelites who dwell in Samaria be rescued, with only the corner of a bed or a piece of a couch.
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7 The king asked them, 'What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?'
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39 As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him and said, 'Your servant went into the middle of the battle, and suddenly a man brought another man to me and said, "Guard this man. If he is missing, your life will be for his life, or you will pay a talent of silver."
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14 He went after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak tree. He asked him, 'Are you the man of God who came from Judah?' He replied, 'I am.'