24. and as he went, a lion met him by the way and slew him, and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, and the lion also stood by the carcase.
25. And, behold, men passed by and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
26. And when the prophet that had brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, It is the man of God, who rebelled against the word of the Lord; therefore, the Lord has delivered him unto the lion, who has torn him and slain him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke unto him.
27. And he spoke to his sons, saying, Saddle me an ass. And they saddled it for him.
28. And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase; the lion had not eaten the carcase nor torn the ass.
29. And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God and laid it upon the ass and brought it back. And the old prophet came to the city to mourn and to bury him.
30. And he laid his carcase in his own grave, and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!
31. And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre in which the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones.