1 Kings 13:27

World English Bible

He said to his sons, saying, “Saddle the donkey for me,” and they saddled it.

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1 Kings 13:27 in other translations

And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled it.

1 Kings 13:27 · American Standard Version

1 Kings 13:27 in context

  1. 25Behold, men passed by, and saw the body thrown on the path, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet lived.
  2. 26When the prophet who brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, “It is the man of God who was disobedient to Yahweh’s mouth. Therefore Yahweh has delivered him to the lion, which has mauled him and slain him, according to Yahweh’s word, which he spoke to him.”
  3. 27He said to his sons, saying, “Saddle the donkey for me,” and they saddled it.
  4. 28He went and found his body thrown on the path, and the donkey and the lion standing by the body. The lion had not eaten the body, nor mauled the donkey.
  5. 29The prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. He came to the city of the old prophet to mourn, and to bury him.