1 Kings 20:36

Geneva Bible (1560)

Then sayd he vnto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voyce of the Lorde, beholde, as soone as thou art departed from me, a lyon shall slay thee. So when he was departed from him, a lyon found him and slew him.

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  • 1 Sam 15:22-23 : 22 And Samuel saide, Hath the Lord as great pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as when the voyce of the Lord is obeyed? Beholde, to obey is better then sacrifice, and to hearken is better then the fatte of rammes. 23 For rebellion is as the sinne of withcraft, and transgression is wickednesse and idolatrie. Because thou hast cast away the worde of the Lord, therefore hee hath cast away thee from being King.
  • 1 Kgs 13:21-24 : 21 And hee cried vnto the man of God that came from Iudah, saying, Thus sayeth the Lorde, Because thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the Lorde, and hast not kept the commaundement which the Lord thy God commanded thee, 22 But camest backe againe, and hast eaten bread and drunke water in the place (whereof he did say vnto thee, Thou shalt eate no bread nor drinke any water) thy carkeis shall not come vnto the sepulchre of thy fathers. 23 And when he had eaten bread & drunke, he sadled him the asse, to wit, to the Prophet whome he had brought againe. 24 And when hee was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slewe him, and his body was cast in the way, and the asse stoode thereby: the lion stood by the corps also.
  • 1 Kgs 13:26 : 26 And when the Prophet that brought him backe againe from the waye, hearde thereof, hee sayde, It is the man of God, who hath bene disobedient vnto the commandement of the Lorde: therefore the Lorde hath deliuered him vnto the lion, which hath rent him and slayne him, according to the worde of the Lorde, which hee spake vnto him.

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  • 1 Kgs 13:24-26
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    87%

    24And when hee was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slewe him, and his body was cast in the way, and the asse stoode thereby: the lion stood by the corps also.

    25And 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.

    26And when the Prophet that brought him backe againe from the waye, hearde thereof, hee sayde, It is the man of God, who hath bene disobedient vnto the commandement of the Lorde: therefore the Lorde hath deliuered him vnto the lion, which hath rent him and slayne him, according to the worde of the Lorde, which hee spake vnto him.

  • 1 Kgs 20:37
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    37Then he founde another man, and sayde, Smite mee, I pray thee; the man smote him, and in smiting wounded him.

  • 1 Kgs 13:28
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    28And he went and founde his body cast in the way, and the asse and the lion stoode by the corps: and the lion had not eaten the bodie, nor torne the asse.

  • 1 Kgs 20:35
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    35Then a certaine man of the children of the Prophets sayd vnto his neighbour by the comandement of the Lord, Smite me, I pray thee. But the man refused to smite him.

  • 1 Kgs 13:21
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    21And hee cried vnto the man of God that came from Iudah, saying, Thus sayeth the Lorde, Because thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the Lorde, and hast not kept the commaundement which the Lord thy God commanded thee,

  • 1 Kgs 20:42
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    42And he said vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast let goe out of thine handes a man whom I appoynted to dye, thy life shall goe for his life, and thy people for his people.

  • 2 Kgs 17:25-26
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    74%

    25And at the beginning of their dwelling there, they feared not the Lord: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slewe them.

    26Wherefore they spake to the King of Asshur, saying, The nations which thou hast remoued, and placed in the cities of Samaria, knowe not the maner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and behold, they slay them, because they knowe not the maner of the God of the land.

  • 1 Sam 28:17-18
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    73%

    17Euen the Lord hath done to him, as hee spake by mine hande: for the Lord will rent the kingdome out of thine hande, and giue it thy neighbour Dauid.

    18Because thou obeyedst not the voyce of the Lorde, nor executedst his fierce wrath vpon the Amalekites, therefore hath the Lorde done this vnto thee this day.

  • Jer 5:6
    72%

    6Wherefore a lyon out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolfe of the wildernesse shall destroy them: a leopard shall watch ouer their cities: euery one that goeth out thence, shall be torne in pieces, because their trespasses are many, and their rebellions are increased.

  • Ezek 19:5-6
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    72%

    5Nowe when she sawe, that she had waited and her hope was lost, she tooke another of her whelps, and made him a lyon.

    6Which went among the lyons, and became a lyon, and learned to catch the praye, and he deuoured men.

  • 1 Sam 15:19
    72%

    19Nowe wherefore hast thou not obeyed the voyce of the Lorde, but hast turned to the pray, and hast done wickedly in the sight of the Lord?

  • 1 Kgs 20:39-40
    2 verses
    72%

    39And when the King came by, he cried vnto the King, and said, Thy seruant went into the middes of the battel: and beholde, there went away a man, whom another man brought vnto me, and sayd, Keepe this man: if he be lost, and want, thy life shall go for his life, or els thou shalt pay a talent of siluer.

    40And as thy seruant had here and there to do, he was gone: And the King of Israel said vnto him, So shall thy iudgement be: thou hast giuen sentence.

  • Amos 5:19
    72%

    19As if a man did flee from a lyon, & a beare met him: or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

  • Prov 22:13
    71%

    13The slouthfull man saith, A lyon is without, I shall be slaine in the streete.

  • Nah 2:11-13
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    71%

    11Where is the dwelling of the lyons, and the pasture of the lyons whelpes? where the lyon, and the lionesse walked, and the lyons whelpe, & none made them afrayde.

    12The lyon did teare in pieces ynough for his whelpes, and woryed for his lyonesse, and filled his holes with praye, and his dennes with, spoyle.

    13Beholde, I come vnto thee, sayeth the Lord of hostes, and I will burne her charets in the smoke, and the sworde shall deuoure thy yong lyons, and I will cut off thy spoyle from the earth, and the voyce of thy messengers shall no more be heard.

  • 1 Sam 17:34
    71%

    34And Dauid answered vnto Saul, Thy seruant kept his fathers sheepe, and there came a lyon, and likewise a beare, and tooke a sheepe out of the flocke,

  • Job 4:11
    71%

    11The Lyon perisheth for lacke of pray, and the Lyons whelpes are scattered abroade.

  • Jer 25:38
    71%

    38He hath forsaken his couert, as the lyon: for their land is waste, because of the wrath of the oppressor, & because of ye wrath of his indignatio.

  • Hos 13:7-8
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    71%

    7And I wil be vnto them as a very lyon, and as a leopard in the way of Asshur.

    8I will meete them, as a beare that is robbed of her whelpes, and I will breake the kall of their heart, and there will I deuoure them like a lion: the wilde beast shall teare them.

  • Judg 14:5
    71%

    5Then went Samson and his father and his mother downe to Timnath, and came to ye vineyardes at Timnath: and beholde, a young Lyon roared vpon him.

  • Jer 2:30
    71%

    30I haue smitten your children in vaine, they receiued no correction: your owne sworde hath deuoured your Prophets like a destroying lyon.

  • 1 Kgs 18:12
    70%

    12And when I am gone from thee, the Spirit of the Lorde shall cary thee into some place that I doe not know: so when I come and tell Ahab, if he cannot finde thee, then wil he kil me: But I thy seruant feare the Lord from my youth.

  • Hos 5:14
    70%

    14For I will be vnto Ephraim as a lyon, and as a lyons whelpe to the house of Iudah: I, euen I will spoyle, and goe away: I will take away, and none shall rescue it.

  • Prov 26:13
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    13The slouthfull man sayth, A lyon is in the way: a lyon is in the streetes.

  • Amos 3:8
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    8The lyon hath roared: who will not bee afraide? the Lord God hath spoken: who can but prophecie?

  • 2 Chr 25:16
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    16And as he talked with him, he said vnto him, Haue they made thee the Kings counseler? cease thou: why should they smite thee? And the Prophet ceased, but said, I knowe that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not obeyed my counsell.

  • Prov 30:30
    69%

    30A lyon which is strong among beastes, and turneth not at the sight of any:

  • Num 23:24
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    24Behold, the people shal rise vp as a lyon, & lift vp himselfe as a yong lyon: hee shall not lye downe, till he eate of the pray, and till he drinke the blood of the slayne.

  • 2 Kgs 1:16
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    16And he saide vnto him, Thus saith the Lorde, Because thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, (was it not because there was no God in Israel to inquire of his worde?) therefore thou shalt not come downe off the bed, on which thou art gone vp, but shalt die the death.

  • 1 Sam 17:36-37
    2 verses
    69%

    36So thy seruaunt slue both the lyon, and the beare: therefore this vncircumcised Philistim shall be as one of them, seeing hee hath railed on the hoste of the liuing God.

    37Moreouer Dauid sayd, The Lord that deliuered me out of the pawe of the lyon, & out of the paw of the beare, he wil deliuer me out of the hand of this Philistim. Then Saul sayd vnto Dauid, Go, and the Lord be with thee.

  • Prov 20:2
    69%

    2The feare of the King is like the roaring of a lyon: hee that prouoketh him vnto anger, sinneth against his owne soule.

  • 2 Kgs 7:20
    69%

    20And so it came vnto him: for the people trode vpon him in the gate, and he dyed.

  • 1 Kgs 14:12
    69%

    12Vp therefore and get thee to thine house: for when thy feete enter into the citie, the childe shall die.

  • Ezek 19:3
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    3And she brought vp one of her whelps, and it became a lyon, and it learned to catch the praye, and it deuoured men.

  • 1 Chr 10:14
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    14And asked not of the Lorde: therefore he slewe him, and turned the kingdome vnto Dauid the sonne of Ishai.

  • Jer 4:7
    68%

    7The lyon is come vp from his denne, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is departed, and gone forth of his place to lay thy land waste, and thy cities shalbe destroyed without an inhabitant.

  • 2 Sam 1:15
    68%

    15Then Dauid called one of his yong men, and said, Goe neere, and fall vpon him; hee smote him that he dyed.

  • 1 Kgs 13:17
    68%

    17For it was charged me by the word of the Lord, saying, Thou shalt eate no bread, nor drinke water there, nor turne againe to goe by the way that thou wentest.

  • 2 Kgs 1:4
    68%

    4Wherefore thus saith the Lorde, Thou shalt not come downe from the bed on which thou art gone vp, but shalt die the death. So Eliiah departed.

  • Hos 11:10
    68%

    10They shall walke after the Lorde: he shall roare like a lyon: when hee shall roare, then the children of the West shall feare.