1 Kings 20:36 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Then he said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, as soon as you have left me, a lion will kill you.” And when he had left him, a lion met him and killed him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Then said he to him, Because you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, behold, as soon as you have left me a lion will slay you. And as soon as he departed from him, a lion found him and killed him.

American Standard Version (1901)

Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of Jehovah, 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.

Common English Bible

So he said to his friend, “Because you didn’t obey the LORD’s voice, a lion will attack you as soon as you leave me.” And as the friend left the prophet, a lion found him and attacked him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And he said to him: "Because you were not willing to heed the voice of the Lord, behold, you will depart from me, and a lion will slay you. And when he had departed a short distance from him, a lion found him, and slew him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Then he said to him: Because thou wouldst not hearken to the word of the Lord, behold, thou shalt depart from me, and a lion shall slay thee. And when he was gone a little from him, a lion found him, and slew him.

1 Kings 20:36 Cross References

1 Kings 13:26

When the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, “It is the man of God who disobeyed the word of the Lord; therefore the Lord has given him to the lion, which has torn him and killed him according to the word that the Lord spoke to him.”

1 Kings 20:37

Then he found another man and said, “Strike me!” So the man hit him, striking and wounding him.