1 Kings 13:20

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:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
sat	יֹשְׁבִ֖ים yo.she.Vim	H3427	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
table	הַשֻּׁלְחָ֑ן ha.shul.Chan	H7979	a table (as spread out) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
word	דְּבַר de.var-	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
prophet	הַנָּבִ֖יא ha.na.Vi'	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
back	הֱשִׁיבֽוֹ he.shi.Vo	H7725	to turn back (hence · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Numbers 23:5 And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
Numbers 23:16 And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
Numbers 24:4 He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
Numbers 24:16-24 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a tr…
Matthew 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done…
John 11:51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
1 Corinthians 13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove…

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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 13:18

an angel spake unto me by the word of the Lord--This circuitous mode of speaking, instead of simply saying, "the LORD spake to me," was adopted to hide an equivocation, to conceal a double meaning--an inferior sense given to the word "angel"--to offer a seemingly superior authority to persuade the prophet, while really the authority was secretly known to the speaker to be inferior. The "angel," that is, "messenger," was his own sons, who were worshippers, perhaps priests, at Beth-el. As this man was governed by self-interest, and wished to curry favor with the king (whose purpose to adhere to his religious polity, he feared, might be shaken by the portents that had occurred), his hastening a…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 13:20

The word of the Lord came unto the prophet that brought him back - "A great clamor," says Dr. Kennicott, "has been raised against this part of the history, on account of God's denouncing sentence on the true prophet by the mouth of the false prophet: but if we examine with attention the original words here, they will be found to signify either he who brought him back; or, whom he had brought back; for the very same words, אשר השיבו asher heshibo, occur again in Kg1 13:23, where they are now translated, whom he had brought back; and where they cannot be translated otherwise. This being the case, we are at liberty to consider the word of the Lord as delivered to the true prophet thus brought b…

Dictionary and topics

Meals — Are at the present day “eaten from a round table little higher than a stool, guests sitting cross-legged on mats or small carpets in a circle, and dipping their fingers into one large dish heaped…
Disobedience To God · Exemplified: The prophet — Exemplified: The prophet
Judgments · The prophet of — The prophet of
Offence · Exemplified: Old prophet — Exemplified: Old prophet

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 13:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 13:11-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 13:18

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 13:20

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 13:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 13:11-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 13:18

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 13:20

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Kings 13:20

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 13:20-22

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 13:20-22

Rashi on 1 Kings 13:20