1 Kings 13:30 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And he laid the body in his own grave. And they mourned over him, saying, "Alas, my brother!"

NIV: Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they mourned over him and said, "Alas, my brother!"

NASB: He laid his body in his own grave, and they mourned over him, saying, 'Oh, my brother!'

CSB: Then he laid the corpse in his own grave, and they mourned over him: "Oh, my brother!"

NLT: He laid the body in his own grave, crying out in grief, 'Oh, my brother!'

KJV: And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!

NKJV: Then he laid the corpse in his own tomb; and they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!”

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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