1 Kings 13:25

25 Some men passed by and saw the body on the road, with the lion standing near by. They went on into Bethel and reported what they had seen.

1 Kings 13:25 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 13:25

And, behold, men passed by
Travellers on the road; nor did the lion offer to seize on them, nor desert the carcass upon their approach: and saw the carcass cast in the way, and the lion standing by the
carcass;
as before described: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt;
which was Bethel, by which means he came to have knowledge of it.

1 Kings 13:25 In-Context

23 After they had finished eating, the old prophet saddled the donkey for the prophet from Judah,

24 who rode off. On the way a lion met him and killed him. His body lay on the road, and the donkey and the lion stood beside it.

25 Some men passed by and saw the body on the road, with the lion standing near by. They went on into Bethel and reported what they had seen.

26 When the old prophet heard about it, he said, "That is the prophet who disobeyed the Lord's command! And so the Lord sent the lion to attack and kill him, just as the Lord said he would."

27 Then he said to his sons, "Saddle my donkey for me." They did so,