1 Kings 13:31
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:
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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.'
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:
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 Then he said, What monument is this that I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that you have done against the altar of Bethel. 18 And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they left his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria.
- Ps 26:9 : 9 Do not gather my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
- Eccl 8:10 : 10 Then I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had done so. This also is vanity.
- Luke 16:22-23 : 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; 23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
- Num 23:10 : 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of one-fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my end be like his!
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- 1 Kgs 13:29-302 verses83%
29 And the prophet took up the corpse of the man of God, and laid it upon the donkey, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.
30 And he laid his corpse in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!
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37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
- 2 Kgs 23:16-183 verses77%
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17 Then he said, What monument is this that I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that you have done against the altar of Bethel.
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- 2 Kgs 13:20-212 verses77%
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- 1 Kgs 14:12-132 verses74%
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- 1 Kgs 13:11-122 verses71%
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