1 Kings 13:12

And their father said to them, “By which way did he depart?” His sons showed him the way by which the man of God, who had come from Judah, had departed.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

11Now a certain elderly prophet was living in Bethel. His sons went to him, and they described to him all the works which the man of God had accomplished on that day in Bethel. And they described to their father the words that he had spoken to the king.

13And he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” And when they had saddled it, he climbed on,

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Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 13:12-23

The Prophet Deceived. ( b. c. 974.) 11 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. 12 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. 13 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon, 14 And went after the man of… Read the whole commentary →

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