And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!
The verse records the burial of the disobedient prophet, whose corpse was laid in a grave and lamented with mourning over him. His death came as a swift divine judgment for disobeying God's express command. The carrying out of that announced judgment confirmed the truth of the prophecy that had been spoken against him. His punishment stood as a warning to Jeroboam not to continue persisting in his course of wrongdoing.
The verse records the burial of the disobedient prophet, whose corpse was laid in a grave and lamented with mourning over him. His death came as a swift divine judgment for disobeying God's express command. The carrying out of that announced judgment confirmed the truth of the prophecy that had been spoken against him. His punishment stood as a warning to Jeroboam not to continue persisting in his course of wrongdoing.