1 Kings 13:11 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 13:11

Now 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.

BSB

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ASV

Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and one of 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 also they told unto their father.

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Ishodad of Merv

BOOKS OF SESSIONS 1 KINGS 13:11 (850)

Some authors assert that [the old prophet] was not an impostor but invited [the true prophet] to eat out of human sympathy in order to refresh and thank him for admonishing Jeroboam. And that is why God did not harm him as a consequence of …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

And altho' an holy prophet may possibly have continued in the kingdom of Israel, he would never have gone from his own habitation, to dwell at Beth- el, the chief seat of idolatry, unless with design to preach against it: which it is evident he did not; his sons seem to have been present at, and, and to have joined with others in that idolatrous worship.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The truly pious Israelites quitted their homes when Jeroboam made his religious changes, and, proceeding to Jerusalem, strengthened the kingdom of Rehoboam 2Ch 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.

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Original language & word study

28 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְנָבִ֤יא	ve.na.Vi'	and a prophet	H5030 →
אֶחָד֙	'e.Chad	one	H259 →
זָקֵ֔ן	za.Ken	old	H2205 →
יֹשֵׁ֖ב	yo.Shev	[was] dwelling	H3427 →
בְּבֵֽית־	be.veit-	in Beth-	H1008 →
אֵ֑ל	'El	-el	H1008 →
וַיָּב֣וֹא	vai.ya.Vo'	and he came	H935 →
בְנ֡וֹ	ve.No	son his	H1121 →
וַיְסַפֶּר־	vay.sa.per-	and he recounted	H5608 →
ל֣וֹ	lo	to him
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	every	H3605 →
הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה	ha.ma.'a.Seh	<the> deed	H4639 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	which	H834 →
עָשָׂה֩	'a.Sah	he had done	H6213 →
אִישׁ־	'ish-	[the] man of	H376 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀	ha.'E.lo.Him	<the> God	H430 →
הַיּ֜וֹם	hai.Yom	this day	H3117 →
בְּבֵֽית־	be.veit-	in Beth-	H1008 →
אֵ֗ל	'El	-el	H1008 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַדְּבָרִים֙	ha.de.va.Rim	the words	H1697 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
דִּבֶּ֣ר	di.Ber	he had spoken	H1696 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
וַֽיְסַפְּר֖וּם	vay.sa.pe.Rum	and they recounted them	H5608 →
לַאֲבִיהֶֽם׃	la.'a.vi.Hem	to father their	H1 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Matthew 7:22
Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
leads to
- Luke 13:25–27
  After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where…
- 1 Corinthians 13:1–2
  If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.
- Malachi 3:17–18
  “They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.
- Acts 19:13–15
  Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
- Hebrews 6:4–6
  It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
Through
2 Kings 23:18
“Let him rest,” said Josiah. “Do not let anyone disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed, along with those of the prophet who had come from Samaria.
leads to
- 1 Kings 13:31
  After he had buried him, the prophet said to his sons, “When I die, you must bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones,
Through
1 Samuel 10:11
All those who had formerly known Saul and saw him prophesying with the prophets asked one another, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
leads to
- John 7:15
  The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?”
- 1 Samuel 19:24
  Then Saul stripped off his robes and also prophesied before Samuel. And he collapsed and lay naked all that day and night. That is why it is said, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”

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Where the connections lead

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