1 Kings 13:10

1 Kings 13:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth–el.
• New International Version (NIV)So he took another road and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So he went another way and did not return by the way that he came to Bethel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he went another way and did not return by the way he came to Bethel.

Context of 1 Kings 13:10

8But the man of God replied, “If you were to give me half your possessions, I still would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place. 9For this is what I was commanded by the word of the LORD: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came.’” So the man of God went another way and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel. 11Now a certain old prophet was living in Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the deeds that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words that the man had spoken to the king. 12“Which way did he go?” their father asked. And his sons showed him the way taken by the man of God, who had come from Judah.

1 Kings 13:10 word by word

וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אַחֵ֑ר וְלֹֽא־שָׁ֣ב בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֛ר בָּ֥א בָ֖הּ אֶל־בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃ פRead the interlinear

• So the man of God wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• anotherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• and did notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• he had comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Bethelבֵּֽיתְ־אֵלbêyth-'êl · BethelH1008

Commentaries on 1 Kings 13:10

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10The story of the unnamed man of God who spoke against Jeroboam’s false altar at Bethel shows the authority of God’s word. This prophecy even gave a personal name connected with an event that would happen much later (2 Kings 23:15–20). Other examples are Isaiah’s prophecy of Cyrus as a future ruler (Isaiah 44:28; 45:1) and Micah’s prophecy that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2). Prophecies like these give assurance that God is in control…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-221Ki 13:1-22. Jeroboam's Hand Withers. 1. there came a man of God out of Judah--Who this prophet was cannot be ascertained, He came by divine authority. It could not be either Iddo or Ahijah, for both were alive after the events here related. Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense--It was at one of the annual festivals. The king, to give interest to the new ritual, was himself the officiating priest. The altar and its accompaniments would, of course…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 13:10

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Decision
• Fellowship
• Jeroboam
• Judgments
• Reproof

In the dictionaries

• Cast
• Bethel
• Chronicles, Books of
• Iddo
• Jadon
• Jeroboam
• Prophecy; Prophets

Commentaries on 1 Kings 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings