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Thursday, August 21st, 2025
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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Good News Translation

1 Kings 13:27

Then he said to his sons, "Saddle my donkey for me." They did so,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Lion;   Minister, Christian;   Prophecy;  

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Burial;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jadon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bethel ;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ass;   Old Prophet, the;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the old prophet instructed his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” They saddled it,
Hebrew Names Version
He spoke to his sons, saying, Saddle me the donkey. They saddled it.
King James Version
And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him.
English Standard Version
And he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." And they saddled it.
New Century Version
Then the prophet said to his sons, "Put a saddle on my donkey," which they did.
New English Translation
He told his sons, "Saddle my donkey," and they did so.
Amplified Bible
And he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." And they saddled it.
New American Standard Bible
Then he spoke to his sons, saying, "Saddle the donkey for me." And they saddled it.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he spake to his sonnes, saying, Saddle me the asse. And they sadled him.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he spoke to his sons, saying, "Saddle the donkey for me." And they saddled it.
Contemporary English Version
The old prophet told his sons to saddle his donkey, and when it was ready,
Complete Jewish Bible
To his sons he said, "Saddle the donkey for me," and they saddled it.
Darby Translation
And he spoke to his sons saying, Saddle me the ass; and they saddled it.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the prophet told his sons to saddle his donkey, and they did so.
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to his sons, Saddle me the ass, and they saddled it.
Lexham English Bible
Then he spoke to his sons, saying, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled it.
Literal Translation
And he spoke to his sons, saying, Saddle the ass for me. And they saddled.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde vnto his sonnes: Saddell me the asse. And whan they had sadled it,
American Standard Version
And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled it.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to his sons, Make ready the ass for me. And they did so.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he spake to his sonnes, saying: Sadle me an asse: And they sadled him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he spoke to his sons, saying: 'Saddle me the ass.' And they saddled it.
King James Version (1611)
And he spake to his sonnes, saying, Saddle me the asse: and they sadled him.
English Revised Version
And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled it.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the old prophet instructed his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled it,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to hise sones, Sadle ye an asse to me.
Young's Literal Translation
And he speaketh unto his sons saying, `Saddle for me the ass,' and they saddle [it].
Update Bible Version
And he spoke to his sons, saying, Saddle the donkey for me. And they saddled it.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he spoke to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled [him].
World English Bible
He spoke to his sons, saying, Saddle me the donkey. They saddled it.
New King James Version
And he spoke to his sons, saying, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled it.
New Living Translation
Then the prophet said to his sons, "Saddle a donkey for me." So they saddled a donkey,
New Life Bible
Then he said to his sons, "Get the donkey ready for me." And they got it ready.
New Revised Standard
Then he said to his sons, "Saddle a donkey for me." So they saddled one,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he spake unto his sons, saying, Saddle for me the ass. And they saddled it.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to his sons: Saddle me an ass. And when they had saddled it,
Revised Standard Version
And he said to his sons, "Saddle the ass for me." And they saddled it.
THE MESSAGE
The prophet told his sons, "Saddle my donkey." They did it. He rode out and found the corpse in a heap in the road, with the lion and the donkey standing there. The lion hadn't bothered either the corpse or the donkey. The old prophet loaded the corpse of the holy man on his donkey and returned it to his own town to give it a decent burial. He placed the body in his own tomb. The people mourned, saying, "A sad day, brother!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he spoke to his sons, saying, "Saddle the donkey for me." And they saddled it.

Contextual Overview

23 After they had finished eating, the old prophet saddled the donkey for the prophet from Judah, 24 who rode off. On the way a lion met him and killed him. His body lay on the road, and the donkey and the lion stood beside it. 25 Some men passed by and saw the body on the road, with the lion standing near by. They went on into Bethel and reported what they had seen. 26 When the old prophet heard about it, he said, "That is the prophet who disobeyed the Lord 's command! And so the Lord sent the lion to attack and kill him, just as the Lord said he would." 27 Then he said to his sons, "Saddle my donkey for me." They did so, 28 and he rode off and found the prophet's body lying on the road, with the donkey and the lion still standing by it. The lion had not eaten the body or attacked the donkey. 29 The old prophet picked up the body, put it on the donkey, and brought it back to Bethel to mourn over it and bury it. 30 He buried it in his own family grave, and he and his sons mourned over it, saying, "Oh my brother, my brother!" 31 After the burial the prophet said to his sons, "When I die, bury me in this grave and lay my body next to his. 32 The words that he spoke at the Lord 's command against the altar in Bethel and against all the places of worship in the towns of Samaria will surely come true."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 13:13 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he spoke to his sons, saying, saddle me the ass,.... For it seems he had more than one, for he had sent away the man of God with one before: and they saddled him; the ass he commonly rode on.


 
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