Verse 18

1 Kings 13:18

New Living Translation

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18 But the old prophet answered, “I am a prophet, too, just as you are. And an angel gave me this command from the LORD: ‘Bring him home with you so he can have something to eat and drink.’” But the old man was lying to him.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗/וֹ גַּם אֲנִ֣י נָבִיא֮ כָּמוֹ/ךָ֒ וּ/מַלְאָ֡ךְ דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלַ/י֩ בִּ/דְבַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה לֵ/אמֹ֗ר הֲשִׁבֵ֤/הוּ אִתְּ/ךָ֙ אֶל בֵּיתֶ֔/ךָ וְ/יֹ֥אכַל לֶ֖חֶם וְ/יֵ֣שְׁתְּ מָ֑יִם כִּחֵ֖שׁ לֽ/וֹ

English Translation

And he said to him, "I am also a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, 'Bring him back with you to your house, and he will eat bread and drink water.'" But he lied to him.

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Chapter 13 Context

1 At the LORD’s command, a man of God (Elohim) from Judah went to Bethel, arriving there just as Jerob... Focus ↗

2 Then at the LORD’s command, he shouted, “O altar, altar! This is what the LORD says: A child named J... Focus ↗

3 That same day the man of God (Elohim) gave a sign to prove his message. He said, “The LORD has promi... Focus ↗

4 When King Jeroboam heard the man of God (Elohim) speaking against the altar at Bethel, he pointed at... Focus ↗

5 At the same time a wide crack appeared in the altar, and the ashes poured out, just as the man of Go... Focus ↗

6 The king cried out to the man of God (Elohim), “Please ask the LORD your God (Elohim) to restore my... Focus ↗

7 Then the king said to the man of God (Elohim), “Come to the palace with me and have something to eat... Focus ↗

8 But the man of God (Elohim) said to the king, “Even if you gave me half of everything you own, I wou... Focus ↗

9 For the LORD gave me this command: ‘You must not eat or drink anything while you are there, and do n... Focus ↗

10 So he left Bethel and went home another way. Focus ↗

11 As it happened, there was an old prophet living in Bethel, and his sons came home and told him what... Focus ↗

12 The old prophet asked them, “Which way did he go?” So they showed their father which road the man of... Focus ↗

13 “Quick, saddle the donkey,” the old man said. So they saddled the donkey for him, and he mounted it. Focus ↗

14 Then he rode after the man of God (Elohim) and found him sitting under a great tree. The old prophet... Focus ↗

15 Then he said to the man of God (Elohim), “Come home with me and eat some food.” Focus ↗

16 “No, I cannot,” he replied. “I am not allowed to eat or drink anything here in this place. Focus ↗

17 For the LORD gave me this command: ‘You must not eat or drink anything while you are there, and do n... Focus ↗

18 But the old prophet answered, “I am a prophet, too, just as you are. And an angel gave me this comma...

19 So they went back together, and the man of God (Elohim) ate and drank at the prophet’s home. Focus ↗

20 Then while they were sitting at the table, a command from the LORD came to the old prophet. Focus ↗

21 He cried out to the man of God (Elohim) from Judah, “This is what the LORD says: You have defied the... Focus ↗

22 You came back to this place and ate and drank where he told you not to eat or drink. Because of this... Focus ↗

23 After the man of God (Elohim) had finished eating and drinking, the old prophet saddled his own donk... Focus ↗

24 and the man of God (Elohim) started off again. But as he was traveling along, a lion came out and ki... Focus ↗

25 People who passed by saw the body lying in the road and the lion standing beside it, and they went a... Focus ↗

26 When the prophet heard the report, he said, “It is the man of God (Elohim) who disobeyed the LORD’s... Focus ↗

27 Then the prophet said to his sons, “Saddle a donkey for me.” So they saddled a donkey, Focus ↗

28 and he went out and found the body lying in the road. The donkey and lion were still standing there... Focus ↗

29 So the prophet laid the body of the man of God (Elohim) on the donkey and took it back to the town t... Focus ↗

30 He laid the body in his own grave, crying out in grief, “Oh, my brother!” Focus ↗

31 Afterward the prophet said to his sons, “When I die, bury me in the grave where the man of God (Eloh... Focus ↗

32 For the message the LORD told him to proclaim against the altar in Bethel and against the pagan shri... Focus ↗

33 But even after this, Jeroboam did not turn from his evil ways. He continued to choose priests from t... Focus ↗

34 This became a great sin and resulted in the utter destruction of Jeroboam’s dynasty from the face of... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 13 (34 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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