1 Kings 13:12

1 Kings 13:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And 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.
• New International Version (NIV)Their father asked them, “Which way did he go?” And his sons showed him which road the man of God from Judah had taken.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And their father said to them, "Which way did he go?" And his sons showed him the way that the man of God who came from Judah had gone.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And their father said to them, “Which way did he go?” For his sons had seen which way the man of God went who came from Judah.

Context of 1 Kings 13:12

10So he started back on another road; he did not travel back on the same road he had taken to Bethel. 11Now there was an old prophet living in Bethel. When his sons came home, they told their father everything the prophet had done in Bethel that day and all the words he had spoken to the king. Their father asked them, “Which road did he take?” His sons showed him the road the prophet from Judah had taken. 13He then told his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” When they had saddled the donkey for him, he mounted it 14and took off after the prophet, whom he found sitting under an oak tree. He asked him, “Are you the prophet from Judah?” He answered, “Yes, I am.”

1 Kings 13:12 word by word

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר אֲלֵהֶם֙ אֲבִיהֶ֔ם אֵֽי־זֶ֥ה הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ הָלָ֑ךְ וַיִּרְא֣וּ בָנָ֗יו אֶת־הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָלַךְ֙ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖א מִיהוּדָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And their fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• saidדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto them, What wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
• wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• he? For his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• had seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• whatאַי'ay · where?H335
• the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• which cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• from Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063

Commentaries on 1 Kings 13:12

• 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. 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 13:12

• Falsehood
• Judgments
• Minister, Christian
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• God
• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• man of God
• Cast
• Bethel
• Chronicles, Books of
• Iddo

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