18 He said, "Let him be! Let no man move his bones." So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria.
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The prophet that came out of Samaria - See the note on 1-Kings 13:32.
And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the (p) prophet that came out of Samaria.
(p) Meaning, the prophet who came after him, and caused him to eat contrary to the command of the Lord, who were both buried in the same grave, (1-Kings 13:31).
And he said, let him alone, let no man move his bones,.... Not take them out of the grave, as they had done the rest:
so they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria; the old prophet, whereby his end was answered in being buried with him, 1-Kings 13:31.
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