²⁶ The old prophet who had brought back the man of God heard what had happened. “It is the man of God who did not obey the Lord’s command,” he said. “So the Lord sent a lion to kill him, ·just as he said he would [^Laccording to the word of the Lord].”

²⁷ Then the prophet said to his sons, “Put a saddle on my donkey,” and they saddled it. ²⁸ The old prophet went out and found the body lying on the road, with the donkey and the lion still standing nearby. The lion had not eaten the body or ·hurt [attacked; mauled] the donkey. ²⁹ The prophet put the body on his donkey and carried it back to the city to ·have a time of sadness for him [mourn] and to bury him. ³⁰ The prophet ·buried [laid] the body in his own family ·grave [tomb], and they ·were sad for [mourned over] the man of God and said, “·Oh [Alas; Woe], my brother.”

³¹ After the prophet buried the body, he said to his sons, “When I die, bury me in ·this same grave [^Lthe grave in which the man of God is buried]. ·Put [Lay] my bones next to his. ³² Through him the Lord ·spoke [cried; proclaimed] against the altar at Bethel and against the ·places of worship [shrines/^Lhouses of the high places; 3:2] in the towns of Samaria. What the Lord spoke through him will certainly come ·true [to pass].”

³³ After this ·incident [event] King Jeroboam did not ·stop [turn from] doing evil. He continued to choose priests for the ·places of worship [^Lhigh places; 3:2] from among all the people [12:31]. Anyone who wanted to be a priest for the ·places of worship [^Lhigh places] ·was allowed [he appointed/ordained] to be one.