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1 Kings 13:24

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.

KJV

Qui cum abiisset, invenit eum leo in via, et occidit, et erat cadaver ejus projectum in itinere : asinus autem stabat juxta illum, et leo stabat juxta cadaver.

Vulgate

καὶ εὗρεν αὐτὸν λέων ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ καὶ ἐθανάτωσεν αὐτόν· καὶ ἦν τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ ἐρριμμένον ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ, καὶ ὁ ὄνος εἱστήκει παρ’ αὐτό, καὶ ὁ λέων εἱστήκει παρὰ τὸ σῶμα.

LXX

And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his body was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it; the lion also stood by the body.

ASV

וַ/יֵּ֕לֶךְ וַ/יִּמְצָאֵ֧/הוּ אַרְיֵ֛ה בַּ/דֶּ֖רֶךְ וַ/יְמִיתֵ֑/הוּ וַ/תְּהִ֤י נִבְלָת/וֹ֙ מֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶת בַּ/דֶּ֔רֶךְ וְ/הַ/חֲמוֹר֙ עֹמֵ֣ד אֶצְלָ֔/הּ וְ/הָ֣/אַרְיֵ֔ה עֹמֵ֖ד אֵ֥צֶל הַ/נְּבֵלָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֣צֶל
'tsl
preposition · 60×
אַרְיֵה֙
'ryh
noun · 81×
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
הוּ
hv
verb · 455×
הוּ
hv
verb · 125×
חֲמ֔וֹר
chmvr
noun · 95×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
ם
m
noun · 48×
עֹמְדִ֖ים
'mdym
verb · 526×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 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 h
  • 2Kgs 2:24 — And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
  • Num 22:33 — And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.