1 Kings 13:11

And there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God did on that day in Bethel, and the words which he spoke to the king: and they turned the face of their father.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

10So he departed by another way, and returned not by the way by which he came to Bethel.

12And their father spoke to them, saying, Which way went he? and his sons show him the way by which the man of God who came out of Judah went up.

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Cross References

Numbers 24:2And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and sees Israel encamped by their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

1 Kings 13:20And it came to pass while they were sitting at the table, that the word of the Lord came to the prophet that brought him back;

2 Kings 23:18And he said, Let him alone; let no one disturb his bones. So his bones were spared, together with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.

Ezekiel 13:16even the prophets of Israel, who prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and who see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 13:2-11

A Prophet Sent to Jeroboam; the Withering of Jeroboam's Hand. ( b. c. 974.) 1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. 2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord , and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord ; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon… Read the whole commentary →

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