1 Kings 20:36

Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.

Then said {H559} he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed {H8085} the voice {H6963} of the LORD {H3068}, behold, as soon as thou art departed {H1980} from me, a lion {H738} shall slay {H5221} thee. And as soon as he was departed {H3212} from him {H681}, a lion {H738} found {H4672} him, and slew {H5221} him.

Then he said to him, "Because you didn't listen to the voice of ADONAI, the moment you leave me, a lion will kill you." No sooner had he left him than a lion found him and killed him.

Then the prophet said to him, โ€œBecause you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you depart from me a lion will kill you.โ€ And when he left, a lion found him and killed him.

Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of Jehovah, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Kings 13:21 (2 votes)

    And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee,
  • 1 Kings 13:24 (2 votes)

    And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.
  • 1 Kings 13:26 (2 votes)

    And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard [thereof], he said, It [is] the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him.
  • 1 Samuel 15:22 (2 votes)

    And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.
  • 1 Samuel 15:23 (2 votes)

    For rebellion [is as] the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness [is as] iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from [being] king.