And he spoke to his sons, saying, saddle me the ass For it seems he had more than one, for he had sent away the man of God with one before: and they saddled him; the ass he commonly rode on.
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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.
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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."
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Then he said to his sons, "Saddle my donkey for me." They did so,
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and he rode off and found the prophet's body lying on the road, with the donkey and the lion still standing by it. The lion had not eaten the body or attacked the donkey.
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The old prophet picked up the body, put it on the donkey, and brought it back to Bethel to mourn over it and bury it.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.