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Then said he to him, Because you have not obeyed the voice of Yahweh, behold, as soon as you are departed from me, a lion shall kill you. As soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and killed him.
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A Living Parable for the King
Matthew Henry explains that this entire dramatic event was a living parable designed to rebuke King Ahab. The logic presented to the king was a 'lesser-to-greater' argument: if a prophet's companion is judged so severely for sparing a friend when God said 'strike,' how much more worthy of punishment is a king who spared God's enemy (Ben-hadad) when commanded to destroy him?
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1 Kings
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19th Century
Anglican
A lion shall slay you. —It is obvious to compare the example of 1 Kings 13:24.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said he to him, because you have not obeyed the voiceof the LordIn not smiting h…
Presbyterian
Sinners have this encouragement to repent and humble themselves before God: Have we not heard that the God of Israel is a merciful God? Have we not…
