1 Kings 13:11

1 Kings 13:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth–el; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth–el: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.
• New International Version (NIV)Now there was a certain old prophet living in Bethel, whose sons came and told him all that the man of God had done there that day. They also told their father what he had said to the king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now an old prophet lived in Bethel. And his sons came and told him all that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told to their father the words that he had spoken to the king.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now an old prophet dwelt in Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel; they also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king.

Context of 1 Kings 13:11

9The Lord commanded me, “You must not eat or drink anything there. You must not return home on the same road that you came on.” ’ 10So God's servant started to travel home on a different road. He did not go on the same road that he came to Bethel. An old prophet lived in Bethel. His sons came home. They told him about everything that God's servant had done in Bethel that day. They told their father what God's servant had said to the king. 12Their father asked them, ‘Which road did he go home on?’ So his sons showed him the road that God's servant from Judah was on. 13Then the old prophet said to his sons, ‘Prepare my donkey for me to ride.’ When they had prepared the donkey, the old prophet got onto it.

1 Kings 13:11 word by word

וְנָבִ֤יא אֶחָד֙ זָקֵ֔ן יֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל וַיָּב֣וֹא בְנ֡וֹ וַיְסַפֶּר־ל֣וֹ אֶת־כָּל־הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה֩ אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ הַיּ֜וֹם בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֗ל אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַֽיְסַפְּר֖וּם לַאֲבִיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now there dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• anאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• oldזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
• prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• in Beth–elבֵּֽיתְ־אֵלbêyth-'êl · BethelH1008
• and his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and toldסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
• him all the worksמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deedH4639
• that the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• had doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• which he had spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• also to their fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for 1 Kings 13:11

• 1 Kings 13:20While they were sitting together to eat, the Lord gave a message to the old prophet.
• Numbers 23:4Balaam said to the Lord, ‘I made seven altars. On each altar, I have offered a bull and a male sheep.’
• Numbers 24:2When he looked, he saw the Israelite people. They had put up their tents in groups for each tribe. Then the Spirit of God came on him.
• 1 Samuel 10:11People who already knew Saul could not understand what was happening. When they saw him prophesying along with the prophets, they asked each other, ‘What has happened to this son of Kish? Has Saul himself become a prophet?’
• 2 Kings 23:18King Josiah said, ‘Do not do anything to his grave. Do not remove his bones.’ So they did not do anything with the bones of the man of God. They also left the bones of the old prophet who had come from Samaria.
• Ezekiel 13:2‘Son of man, speak my message to warn Israel's prophets. They are prophesying but they teach only their own ideas. Say to them, “Listen to this message from the Lord.
• Matthew 7:22On the day when God judges people, many of them will say, “Master, Master! We used your authority and we spoke a message from you. We used your authority and we sent bad spirits out of people. We used your authority to do many powerful things.”
• 2 Peter 2:16But a donkey told him that he was not obeying God. We know that donkeys cannot talk. But that donkey spoke with a human voice. It stopped the prophet Balaam from doing more crazy things.
• 1 Timothy 3:5A man must know how to take care of his own family. If he cannot do that, he will not be able to take care of God's people in the church.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 13:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11An old prophet - Probably once a prophet of the Lord, who had fallen from his steadfastness, and yet not so deeply as to lose the knowledge of the true God, and join with Jeroboam in his idolatries. We find he was not at the king's sacrifice, though his sons were there; and perhaps even they were there, not as idolaters, but as spectators of what was done.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The truly pious Israelites quitted their homes when Jeroboam made his religious changes, and, proceeding to Jerusalem, strengthened the kingdom of Rehoboam 2 Chronicles 10:16-17. This “old prophet” therefore, who, without being infirm in any way, had remained under Jeroboam, and was even content to dwell at Bethel - the chief seat of the new worship - was devoid of any deep and earnest religious feeling.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-22Verses 11-22 The old prophet's conduct proves that he was not really a godly man. When the change took place under Jeroboam, he preferred his ease and interest to his religion. He took a very bad method to bring the good prophet back. It was all a lie. Believers are most in danger of being drawn from their duty by plausible pretences of holiness. We may wonder that the wicked prophet went unpunished, while the holy man of God was suddenly and severely…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-19The old prophet had his reasons for finding the man of God, but he lied about getting a message from God through an angel. The man of God knew the old prophet's request went against God's instructions (1 Kings 13:8–10, 16–17; compare Galatians 1:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el--If this were a true prophet, he was a bad man.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 13:11

• Falsehood
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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