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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 13:11

Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel ,.... The Targum is, a false prophet, so Josephus F2 Antiqu. l. 8. c. 9. sect. 1. ; 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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 13:12

And their father said unto them, what way went he ?.... Having a strong inclination to see him, and converse with him: for his sons had seen what way the man of God went which came from Judah ; they took notice of it; and, as the Targum, they showed it to their father. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 13:13

And he said unto his sons, saddle me the ass ,.... Which he used to ride on; intimating he had a mind to ride after him, and overtake him, as he might reasonably think he might, since the man of God was on foot: so they saddled him the ass, and he rode thereon ; after the man of God, taking the way his sons directed. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 13:14

And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak ,.... To shelter him from the heat, and being faint, hungry, and thirsty; so the ancients of old made use of oaks for a covering, before houses were invented F5 Suidas in voce δενδρυαζειν . ; thus Abraham pitched his tent in the plain, or under the oak, of Mamre, Genesis 13:18 . and he said unto him, art thou the man of God that camest from Judah ? which he might guess at from his habit, and from the description... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 13:15

Then said he unto him, come home with me, and eat bread. In which invitation no doubt he was hearty, and might have no ill design in it, only to have some conversation with him, as being a good man, and a prophet of the Lord, especially upon the subject of his prophecies at Bethel. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 13:14

And went after the man of God - I can hardly think that this was with any evil design. His sons had given him such an account of the prediction, the power, and influence of this prophet, that he wished to have a particular acquaintance with him, in order that he might get farther information relative to the solemn import of the prophecy which he had denounced against the idolatry at Beth-el. This good man could not have been an object of the old prophet's malevolence. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 13:11

EXPOSITION THE DISOBEDIENCE AND DEATH OF THE MAN OF GOD .—The seduction of the man of God, who has borne such fearless witness against Jeroboam's ecclesiastical policy, and his tragical end, are now narrated, partly because of the deep impression the story made at the time, but principally because these events were in themselves an eloquent testimony against the worship of the calves and the whole ecclesiastical policy of Jeroboam, and a solemn warning for all time... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 13:11-12

The Tempter. I. THE PROPHET 'S SIN AND DOOM . Evil is never wanting in emissaries. It finds them among the so-called followers of God as well as in the world. This was — 1 . a prophet . The possession of privileges does not ensure salvation. Balaam took the wages of unrighteousness. "Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name?" etc. Is our own life on a level with the place God has given us? If not, we may be among those whose... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 13:11-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 13:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 13:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 13:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 13:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 13:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 13:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 13:14

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 13:11

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 13:11-12

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