30 And he laid his carcass in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!
30 And he laid H3240 his carcase H5038 in his own grave; H6913 and they mourned H5594 over him, saying, Alas, H1945 my brother! H251
30 And he laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, `saying', Alas, my brother!
30 and he placeth his carcase in his own grave, and they mourn for him, `Oh, my brother!'
30 And he laid his corpse in his own sepulchre; and they mourned over him [saying], Alas, my brother!
30 He laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, [saying], Alas, my brother!
30 And he put the body in the resting-place made ready for himself, weeping and sorrowing over it, saying, O my brother!
Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.
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Commentary on 1 Kings 13 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 13
In the close of the foregoing chapter we left Jeroboam attending his altar at Beth-el, and there we find him in the beginning of this, when he received a testimony from God against his idolatry and apostasy. This was sent to him by a prophet, a man of God that lived in Judah, who is the principal subject of the story of this chapter, where we are told,
1Ki 13:1-10
Here is,
1Ki 13:11-22
The man of God had honestly and resolutely refused the king's invitation, though he promised him a reward; yet he was over-persuaded by an old prophet to come back with him, and dine in Beth-el, contrary to the command given him. Here we find how dearly his dinner cost him. Observe with wonder,
1Ki 13:23-34
Here is,