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1 Kings 13:14 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 13 · verse 14
And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.1 Kings 13:14 · King James Version
1 Kings 13:14 in context
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,
14And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.
15Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
16And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sittingyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- camestbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- afterʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- foundmâtsâʼproperly, to come forth toH4672 →
- JudahYᵉhûwdâhJehudah , the name of five IsraelitesH3063 →
- wentyâlakto walkH3212 →
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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