1 Kings 13:23
in 1 Kings 13And after the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the old prophet who had brought him back saddled the donkey for him.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
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.
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This verse in 1 Kings 13
Commentary
4 notes on this verseSaddled for him - But, it is observable, he doth not accompany him; his guilty conscience making him fear to be involved in the same judgment with him.
This site's exposition
after the man of God had finished eating and drinking
on 1 Kings 13:23-25
The old prophet saddles the donkey for his guest. A lion kills him and then stays, “with the donkey and the lion standing beside it”, neither dragging off the body nor touching the donkey. Travelers see the scene and report it in the city where the old prophet lives.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Had he never read that man lives not by bread alone? That his death was for the glory of God; for by this it appeared, (1.) That nothing is more provoking to him than disobedience to an express command, though in a small matter, which makes his proceedings against our first parents, for eating the forbidden fruit, the easier to be accounted for.
And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk,....
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֗י | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| אַחֲרֵ֛י | ʾacharei | after | H310 → | 715 times |
| אָכְל֥וֹ | ʾakhelo | ate he | H398 → | 810 times |
| לֶ֖חֶם | lechem | bread | H3899 → | 298 times |
| וְאַחֲרֵ֣י | veacharei | and after | H310 → | 715 times |
| שְׁתוֹת֑וֹ | shetoto | drank he | H8354 → | 217 times |
| וַיַּחֲבָשׁ־ | vaiyachavosh- | and he saddled | H2280 → | 33 times |
| ל֣וֹ | lo | for him | ||
| הַחֲמ֔וֹר | hachamor | the donkey | H2543 → | 96 times |
| לַנָּבִ֖יא | lanavi' | for the prophet | H5030 → | 314 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃ | heshivo | he had brought back him | H7725 → | 1056 times |
וַיְהִ֗יand it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
אַחֲרֵ֛יafter
ʾachareiH310 →715 times
אָכְל֥וֹate he
ʾakheloH398 →810 times
לֶ֖חֶםbread
lechemH3899 →298 times
וְאַחֲרֵ֣יand after
veachareiH310 →715 times
שְׁתוֹת֑וֹdrank he
shetotoH8354 →217 times
וַיַּחֲבָשׁ־and he saddled
vaiyachavosh-H2280 →33 times
ל֣וֹfor him
lo
הַחֲמ֔וֹרthe donkey
hachamorH2543 →96 times
לַנָּבִ֖יאfor the prophet
lanavi'H5030 →314 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃he had brought back him
heshivoH7725 →1056 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
About 1 Kings
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.