1 Kings 13:11

Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
dwelt	יֹשֵׁ֖ב yo.Shev	H3427	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
an	אֶחָד֙ 'e.Chad	H259	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
old	זָקֵ֔ן za.Ken	H2205	old · adjective, masculine singular absolute
prophet	וְנָבִ֤יא ve.na.Vi'	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Beth-el	בְּבֵֽית be.veit-	H1008	Beth-El · preposition + proper noun, a place name
sons	בְנ֡וֹ ve.No	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
came	וַיָּב֣וֹא vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
told	וַיְסַפֶּר vay.sa.per-	H5608	properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
works	הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה ha.ma.'a.Seh	H4639	an action (good or bad) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
man	אִישׁ 'ish-	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	הָאֱלֹהִ֨ים ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
done	עָשָׂה֩ 'a.Sah	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
day	הַיּ֜וֹם hai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Beth-el	אֵ֑ל 'El	H1008	Beth-El · proper noun, a place name
words	הַדְּבָרִים֙ ha.de.va.Rim	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
spoken	דִּבֶּ֣ר di.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
told	וַֽיְסַפְּר֖וּם vay.sa.pe.Rum	H5608	properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
father	לַאֲבִיהֶֽם la.'a.vi.Hem	H1	father · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

2 Kings 23:18 And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.
Numbers 23:4-5 And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.
Numbers 24:2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.
1 Samuel 10:11 And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to anoth…
1 Kings 13:20-21 And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back:
1 Kings 13:25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city…
Ezekiel 13:2 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the…
Ezekiel 13:16 To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 13:11-22

The man of God had honestly and resolutely refused the king's invitation, though he promised him a reward; yet he was over-persuaded by an old prophet to come back with him, and dine in Beth-el, contrary to the command given him. Here we find how dearly his dinner cost him. Observe with wonder, I. The old prophet's wickedness. I cannot but call him a false prophet and a bad man, it being much easier to believe that from one of such a bad character should be extorted a confirmation of what the man of God said (as we find, Kg1 13:32) than that a true prophet, and a good man, should tell such a deliberate lie as he did, and father it upon God. A good tree could never bring forth such corrupt fr…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 13:11

Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el--If this were a true prophet, he was a bad man.

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 13:11

An 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.

John Gill on 1 Kings 13:11

Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel,.... The Targum is, a false prophet, so Josephus (b); it is hard to say what he was, a good man or a bad man; if a good man, he was guilty of many things which are not in his favour, as dwelling in such an idolatrous place suffering his sons to attend idolatrous worship, and telling the man of God a premeditated lie; and yet there are several things which seem contrary to his being a bad man, and of an ill character, since he is called an old prophet, did not attend idolatrous worship, showed great respect to the man of God, had the word of God sent unto him concerning him, believed that what he had prophesied should come to pass, buried the man of Go…

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The Church Fathers

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 this. According to others, he was a false prophet because, if he had been a true prophet, as others maintained, he would have not seduced a true prophet, and his children would not have served in a house of idols; therefore it was in order to seduce him that he went to meet the prophet.
— Ishodad of Merv, BOOKS OF SESSIONS 1 KINGS 13:11

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Dictionary and topics

Judgments · The prophet of — The prophet of
Rebellion · .Revolt of the ten tribes — .Revolt of the ten tribes

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 13:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 13:11-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 13:11

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 13:11

John Gill on 1 Kings 13:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 13:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 13:11-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 13:11

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 13:11

John Gill on 1 Kings 13:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 13:11-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 13:11-19

Rashi on 1 Kings 13:11