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.
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Gill's Exposition
Then said he unto him, because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the Lord,.... In not smiting him; which, if he was a prophet, he must know how great an evil it was to disregard or disobey what was…
Adam Clarke
A lion found him, and slew him - This seems a hard measure, but there was ample reason for it. This person was also one of the sons of the prophets, and he knew that God frequently delivered his…
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Cambridge Bible
a lion On the frequency of wild beasts in the Holy Land at this time, see above on 1Ki 13:24. The incident here recorded is not without its importance as a comment on disobedience to God's command,…