1 Kings 13:24 Meaning and Explanation
“And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →On the road a lion kills the man of God, then stands beside the body alongside the untouched donkey.
What Does 1 Kings 13:24 Mean?
As the man of God travels on, a lion meets him and kills him, and his body lies in the road. Then the scene grows strange: the lion does not devour the body or attack the donkey but stands quietly beside them both.
The unnatural restraint of the lion shows this is no random mishap but the hand of God carrying out His word. The very same word that the man of God spoke faithfully against Bethel has now come true against himself. It is a sobering picture: the messenger is held to the message, and the judgment of God is exact.
1 Kings 13:24 in the Original Language
lion (אֲרִי, ari) -- a lion, often a biblical image of sudden, overpowering force from which there is no escape.
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What does 1 Kings 13:24 mean?
On the road a lion kills the man of God, then stands beside the body alongside the untouched donkey.