1 Kings 13:23

1 Kings 13:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back.
• New International Version (NIV)When the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the prophet who had brought him back saddled his donkey for him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And after he had eaten bread and drunk, he saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So it was, after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk, that he saddled the donkey for him, the prophet whom he had brought back.

Context of 1 Kings 13:23

21The Lord also called to the man of God. He said, “This is what the Lord says: You rebelled against the words from the Lord’s mouth and didn’t obey the command that the Lord your God gave you. 22You came back, ate, and drank at this place about which he told you, ‘Don’t eat or drink there.’ That is why your dead body will not be allowed to be placed in the tomb of your ancestors.” After the old prophet had something to eat and drink, he saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back. 24The man of God left. A lion found him ⌞as he traveled⌟ on the road and killed him. His dead body was thrown on the road. The donkey and the lion were standing by the body. 25People who passed by saw the body lying on the road and the lion standing by the body. They talked about it in the city where the old prophet was living.

1 Kings 13:23 word by word

וַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵ֛י אָכְל֥וֹ לֶ֖חֶם וְאַחֲרֵ֣י שְׁתוֹת֑וֹ וַיַּחֲבָשׁ־ל֣וֹ הַחֲמ֔וֹר לַנָּבִ֖יא אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• he had eatenאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• he had drunkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• that he saddledחָבַשׁchâbash · to saddle/tieH2280
• for him the assחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• for the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• whom he had brought backשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725

Commentaries on 1 Kings 13:23

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-34Verses 23-34 God is displeased at the sins of his own people; and no man shall be protected in disobedience, by his office, his nearness to God, or any services he has done for him. God warns all whom he employs, strictly to observe their orders. We cannot judge of men by their sufferings, nor of sins by present punishments; with some, the flesh is destroyed, that the spirit may be saved; with others, the flesh is pampered, that the soul may ripen for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-26The donkey did not run away, and the lion did not eat the man's body. This was a supernatural event. The old prophet immediately understood that God had fulfilled his word by judging disobedience (1 Kings 13:21–22).Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Ass
• Cast
• Bethel
• Chronicles, Books of
• Iddo
• Jadon
• Jeroboam
• Old Prophet, the
• 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