23. The man of God finished eating. Then the prophet put a saddle on his donkey for him. And the man left.
24. As he was traveling on the road home, a lion attacked and killed him. His body lay on the road. The donkey and the lion stood near it.
25. Some men were traveling on that road. They saw the body and the lion standing near it. So they went to the city where the old prophet lived. And they told what they had seen.
26. The old prophet who had brought the man of God back heard about what had happened. He said, “It is the man of God who did not obey the Lord’s command. So the Lord sent a lion to kill him. The Lord said he would do this.”
27. Then the prophet said to his sons, “Put a saddle on my donkey.” So they did.