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1 Kings 13:27

What does 1 Kings 13:27 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 13:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

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WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he said to his sons, Make ready the ass for me. And they did so.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And he speaketh unto his sons saying, `Saddle for me the ass,' and they saddle <FI>it<Fi> .

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

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

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he spoke to his sons saying, Saddle me the ass; and they saddled it.

Context

v.26And 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 mouth of Jehovah: therefore Jehovah hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake unto him.

v.27This passage

v.28And he went and found his body cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the body: the lion had not eaten the body, nor torn the ass.

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