Bible Strands
1 Kings 13:25
And there were men passing by who saw the body lying in the road with the lion standing beside it, and they went and reported this in the city where the old prophet lived.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator reports bystanders discovering the prophet's corpse in the road after the lion attack, then traveling to Bethel to alert the old prophet.
The words — The Hebrew text highlights אֲנָשִׁים ('a.na.Shim), meaning "men," and מֻשְׁלֶכֶת (mush.Le.khet), meaning "thrown down" or "cast," to stress the corpse's exposed location.
The thread — This discovery directly triggers the old prophet's explanation in 1 Kings 13:26 and mirrors the earlier report to him in 1 Kings 13:11.
Why it lands — The passage forces readers to observe the immediate, public execution of a divine warning without providing narrative comfort or alternative motives.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 13:11 Now a certain old prophet was living in Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the deeds that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words that the man had spoken to the king.