23. The man of God finished eating and drinking. Then the old prophet saddled the man’s donkey for him and the man left.
24. On the way home, a lion attacked and killed the man of God. His body was lying on the road while the lion stood next to it. The donkey stood nearby.
25. Some people came walking by and saw the body and the lion standing by it. They went into the city where the old prophet lived and told people what they had seen on the road.
26. The old prophet heard the story and said, “This is the man of God who did not obey the Lord’S command, so the Lord sent a lion to attack him. The lion has killed him, just as the Lord said would happen.”
27. Then the prophet told his sons to saddle his donkey, and they did so.