1 Kings 13:21

Contextual Overview

¹¹Now a certain old prophet was living in Bethel. His son came and told him all the deeds that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. His sons also told their father the words that he had spoken to the king. ¹¹ Now there lived an old prophet in Beit-El; and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beit-El: the words which he had spoken to the king, them also they told to their father. ¹¹ 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. ¹¹ Now an old prophet lived in Bethel. And his sons came and told him all that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told to their father the words that he had spoken to the king. ¹¹ Now an old prophet was living in Bethel. His sons came and told him what the man of God had done there that day. They also told their father what he had said to King Jeroboam. ¹¹ Now there was an old prophet living in Bethel. When his sons came home, they told their father everything the prophet had done in Bethel that day and all the words he had spoken to the king. ¹¹Now there was an old prophet living in Bethel; and his sons came and told him everything that the man of God had done that day in Bethel; they also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king. ¹¹ Now an old prophet was living in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the deeds which the man of God had done that day in Bethel; the words which he had spoken to the king, these also they reported to their father. ¹¹ And an olde Prophet dwelt in Beth-el, and his sonnes came and tolde him all ye woorkes, that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el, and the wordes which he had spoken vnto the King, tolde they their father. ¹¹Now an old prophet was living in Bethel; and his sons came and recounted to him all the work which the man of God had done that day in Bethel; the words which he had spoken to the king, these also they recounted to their father.

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Thus saith: 1 Kings 13:17, Genesis 3:7, Esther 6:13, Jeremiah 2:19, Galatians 1:8, Galatians 1:9

thou hast disobeyed: Leviticus 10:3, Numbers 20:12, Numbers 20:24, 1 Samuel 4:18, 1 Samuel 13:13, 1 Samuel 13:14, 1 Samuel 15:19, 1 Samuel 15:22-24, 2 Samuel 6:7, 2 Samuel 12:9-11, 2 Samuel 24:13, Revelation 3:19

Reciprocal: Numbers 20:11 - smote Deuteronomy 4:22 - General Deuteronomy 32:51 - because ye 1 Kings 13:9 - For 1 Kings 13:11 - an old prophet 1 Kings 20:36 - General 1 Chronicles 21:10 - that I may 2 Chronicles 22:9 - in Samaria Lamentations 1:18 - commandment Ezekiel 2:8 - Be 1 Corinthians 11:30 - many

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah,.... His mind being greatly affected with the word brought to him, partly on his own account, who, by a lie his conscience must accuse him of, had been the means of seducing the man of God, and partly on his account, who was threatened with death for complying with him:

saying, thus saith the Lord; being obliged to deliver, in the name of the Lord, what was said unto him:

forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the Lord; the order that came out of his mouth, as follows:

and hast not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God commanded thee; not to eat nor drink in Bethel.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the Lord - It was his duty not to have suffered himself to be persuaded. He should have felt that his obedience was being tried, and should have required, ere he considered himself released, “the same, or as strong, evidence,” as that on which he had received the obligation. Disobedience to certain positive commands of God, was one which it was at this time very important to punish signally, since it was exactly the sin of Jeroboam and his adherents.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 13:21. And he — That is, according to the above interpretation, the voice of God from heaven addressing the man of God, the old prophet having nothing to do in this business.