Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752

3 Kings 13:23-27 Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752)

23. And when he had eaten and drunk, he saddled his ass for the prophet, whom he had brought back.

24. And when he was gone, a lion found him in the way, and killed him, and his body was cast in the way: and the ass stood by him, and the lion stood by the dead body.

25. And behold, men passing by saw the dead body cast in the way, and the lion standing by the body. And they came and told it in the city, wherein that old prophet dwelt.

26. And when that prophet, who had brought him back out of the way, heard of it, he said: It is the man of God, that was disobedient to the mouth of the Lord, and the Lord hath delivered him to the lion, and he hath torn him, and killed him according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke to him.

27. And he said to his sons: Saddle me an ass. And when they had saddled it,