1 Kings 13:31
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.'
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:
KJV1611 – Modern English
And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And it came to pass, after{H310} he had buried{H6912} him, that he spake{H559} to his sons,{H1121} saying,{H559} When I am dead,{H4191} then bury{H6912} me in the sepulchre{H6913} wherein the man{H376} of God{H430} is buried;{H6912} lay{H3240} my bones{H6106} beside{H681} his bones.{H6106}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And it came to pass, after{H310} he had buried{H6912}{(H8800)} him, that he spake{H559}{(H8799)} to his sons{H1121}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, When I am dead{H4191}{(H8800)}, then bury{H6912}{(H8804)} me in the sepulchre{H6913} wherein the man{H376} of God{H430} is buried{H6912}{(H8803)}; lay{H3240}{(H8685)} my bones{H6106} beside{H681} his bones{H6106}:
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan they had buryed him, he saide vnto his sonnes: Whan I dye, burye me in the graue where the ma of God is buried, and laye my bones besyde his bones.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And when he had buried him, hee spake to his sonnes, saying, When I am dead, burie ye mee also in the sepulchre, wherein the man of God is buried: lay my bones beside his bones.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And when he had buryed him, he spake to his sonnes, saying: When I am dead, see that ye burie me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried: laye my bones beside his bones.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God [is] buried; lay my bones beside his bones:
Webster's Bible (1833)
It happened, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the tomb in which the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And it cometh to pass, after his burying him, that he speaketh unto his sons, saying, `At my death -- ye have buried me in the burying-place in which the man of God is buried; near his bones place my bones;
American Standard Version (1901)
And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones.
American Standard Version (1901)
And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And when he had put it to rest, he said to his sons, When I am dead, then you are to put my body into the earth with the body of this man of God, and put me by his bones so that my bones may be kept safe with his bones.
World English Bible (2000)
It happened, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, "When I am dead, then bury me in the tomb in which the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
After he buried him, he said to his sons,“When I die, bury me in the tomb where the prophet is buried; put my bones right beside his bones,
Referenced Verses
- 2 Kgs 23:17-18 : 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.' 18 He said, 'Leave it alone; let no one disturb his bones.' So they spared his bones, along with the bones of the prophet who had come from Samaria.
- Ps 26:9 : 9 Do not sweep away my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty people,
- Eccl 8:10 : 10 Then I saw the wicked buried, who used to go in and out of the holy place, but now they are forgotten in the city where they acted this way. This too is meaningless.
- Luke 16:22-23 : 22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.
- Num 23:10 : 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob or number a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and may my final end be like theirs!
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- 1 Kgs 13:29-302 verses83%
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!'
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37 So the king died and was brought to Samaria, where they buried him.
- 2 Kgs 23:16-183 verses77%
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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.'
18 He said, 'Leave it alone; let no one disturb his bones.' So they spared his bones, along with the bones of the prophet who had come from Samaria.
- 2 Kgs 13:20-212 verses77%
20 Elisha died and was buried. Now bands of Moabite raiders used to enter the land every spring.
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