1 Kings 13:29

29 So the prophet laid the body of the man of God on the donkey and took it back to the town to mourn over him and bury him.

1 Kings 13:29 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 13:29

And the prophet took up the carcass of the man of God
The lion perhaps made off as soon as he came, or, if he stayed, the prophet was not afraid of him, seeing he did not attempt to devour the carcass, nor touch the ass, nor do any hurt to those that passed by: and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back;
to his own city: and the old prophet came to the city to mourn, and to bury him;
to perform the funeral rites, according to the custom of the place.

1 Kings 13:29 In-Context

27 Then the prophet said to his sons, “Saddle a donkey for me.” So they saddled a donkey,

28 and he went out and found the body lying in the road. The donkey and lion were still standing there beside it, for the lion had not eaten the body nor attacked the donkey.

29 So the prophet laid the body of the man of God on the donkey and took it back to the town to mourn over him and bury him.

30 He laid the body in his own grave, crying out in grief, “Oh, my brother!”

31 Afterward the prophet said to his sons, “When I die, bury me in the grave where the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones.