Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 1 Kings 13:1-34
SECOND SECTIONJeroboam’s Government In Israel1 Kings 13:1 to 1 Kings 14:20A.—The admonition of Jeroboam by a Prophet, and the disobedience and end of the latter1 Kings 13:1-341And behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord 2[Jehovah] unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord [Jehovah], and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord [Jehovah]; Behold, a child shall be born-unto the house of David,... read more
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Kings 13:11-34
The Prophet Punished for his Disobedience v. 11. Now, there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel, a member of the great brotherhood of prophets found in Israel since the time of Samuel, who had, however, joined the forces of Jeroboam; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel, one son after the other coming forward to give his account; the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father. v. 12. And their father said... read more