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1 Kings 20:36

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Kings 20:36

Verse 36 of 43

Scripture focus

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.

1 Kings 20:36 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 20:36

Theological / Devotional

Slay thee. The command to strike had been given by “the word of the Lord” (v. 35). The companion, who was probably a brother prophet, should have promptly obeyed despite the disagreeableness and repulsiveness of the task. The swift judgment upon him served to drive home the lesson that unquestioning obedience should be given to the word of the Lord.

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