1 Kings 13:22

But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the Lord did say to thee, flat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase [rather corpse ; "carcase" is now a term of disparagement, of which, however, there is no idea in the Hebrew] shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers. [The desire, common in a greater or less degree to all mankind, to rest after death amongst kindred dust, was especially strong in the Jew. It is evidenced by the common euphemism "he was gathered unto his fathers, " and by the provisions of Abraham ( Genesis 23:4 ), Jacob ( Genesis 47:29 ; Genesis 49:29-31 ), and Joseph ( Genesis 1:25 ). See also the words of Barzillai ( 2 Samuel 19:37 ; and compare 2 Samuel 2:32 ). This denunciation did not necessarily imply a violent death (as Keil, al .) or even a speedy death, but it prepared the man of God for some untimely end.]