1 Kings 13:27

27 And he said to his sons: Saddle me an ass. And when they had saddled it,

1 Kings 13:27 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 13:27

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.

1 Kings 13:27 In-Context

25 And behold, men passing by, saw the dead body cast in the way, and the lion standing by the body. And they came and told it in the city, wherein that old prophet dwelt.
26 And when that prophet, who had brought him back out of the way, heard of it, he said: It is the man of God, that was disobedient to the mouth of the Lord, and the Lord hath delivered him to the lion, and he hath torn him, and killed him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke to him.
27 And he said to his sons: Saddle me an ass. And when they had saddled it,
28 And he was gone, he found the dead body cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcass: the lion had not eaten of the dead body, nor hurt the ass.
29 And the prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and going back brought it into the city of the old prophet, to mourn for him.
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