1 Kings 13:29
And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.
1 Kings 13:29 in other translations
| BSB | So the old prophet lifted up the body of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back to his own city to mourn for him and bury him. |
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| WEB | The 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. |
| ASV | And the prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back; and he came to the city of the old prophet, to mourn, and to bury him. |
| YLT | And the prophet taketh up the carcase of the man of God, and placeth it on the ass, and bringeth it back, and the old prophet cometh in unto the city to mourn and to bury him, |
| DARBY | And the prophet took up the corpse of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back; and the old prophet came into the city, to mourn and to bury him. |
| BBE | Then the prophet took up the body of the man of God and put it on the ass and took it back; and he came to the town to put the body to rest with weeping. |
| Webster | And the prophet took up the carcass of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him. |
What does 1 Kings 13:29 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 13:23-34
God is displeased at the sins of his own people; and no man shall be protected in disobedience, by his office, his nearness to God, or any services he has done for him. God warns all whom he employs, strictly to observe their orders. We cannot judge of men by their sufferings, nor of sins by present punishments; with some, the flesh is destroyed, that the spirit may be saved; with others, the flesh is pampered, that…
1 Kings 13:29 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 1 Kings 13:28
And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass.
- 1 Kings 13:29
And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.
- 1 Kings 13:30
And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!
1 Kings 13:29 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y tomando el profeta el cuerpo del varón de Dios, púsolo sobre el asno, y llevóselo. Y el profeta viejo vino á la ciudad, para endecharle y enterrarle. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le prophète releva le cadavre de l’homme de Dieu, et le mit sur l’âne, et le ramena; et le vieux prophète entra dans la ville pour mener deuil, et pour l’enterrer. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der Prophet hob den Leichnam des Mannes Gottes auf und legte ihn auf den Esel und brachte ihn zurück. Und er kam in die Stadt des alten Propheten, um ihn zu beklagen und zu begraben. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Tulit ergo prophetes cadaver viri Dei, et posuit illud super asinum, et reversus intulit in civitatem prophetæ senis ut plangeret eum. |