1 Kings 13:31 Meaning and Explanation
“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:”
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Read Full Chapter →The old prophet asks to be buried beside the man of God, his bones laid next to his.
What Does 1 Kings 13:31 Mean?
After the burial, the old prophet gives his sons an unusual charge: when he dies, they are to lay him in the same tomb, his bones beside the bones of the man of God. He wants his own remains tied to this man forever.
His request shows he has come to believe the man of God's words with all his heart. By binding his bones to the prophet's, he seeks to share in the protection of a tomb that, by the Josiah prophecy, will one day be spared. Even the deceiver now stakes his future on the truth of the word he once tried to overturn.
1 Kings 13:31 in the Original Language
sepulchre (קֶבֶר, qever) -- a grave or burial place, where one's bones rested with one's kin.
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What does 1 Kings 13:31 mean?
The old prophet asks to be buried beside the man of God, his bones laid next to his.