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1 Kings 13:11 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 13 · verse 11
Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.1 Kings 13:11 · King James Version
1 Kings 13:11 in context
9For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.
10So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Bethel.
11Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.
12And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah.
13And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- prophetnâbîyʼa prophet or inspired manH5030 →
- BethelBêyth-ʼÊlBeth-El, a place in PalestineH1008 →
- dweltyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- worksmaʻăsehan actionH4639 →
- sonsbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- camebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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The man of God had honestly and resolutely refused the king's invitation, though he promised him a reward; yet he was over-persuaded by an old prophet to come back with him, and dine in Beth-el, contrary to the command given him. Here we find how dearly his dinner cost him. Observe with wonder, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-22