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Green's Literal Translation

1 Kings 13:13

And he said to his sons, Saddle the ass for me. And they saddled the ass for him, and he rode on it,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Falsehood;   Judgments;   Minister, Christian;   Temptation;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Iddo;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Bethel;   Jeroboam;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jadon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bethel ;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ass;   Old Prophet, the;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him, and he got on it.
Hebrew Names Version
He said to his sons, Saddle me the donkey. So they saddled him the donkey; and he rode thereon.
King James Version
And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon,
English Standard Version
And he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled the donkey for him and he mounted it.
New Century Version
Then the prophet told his sons to put a saddle on his donkey. So they saddled the donkey, and he left.
New English Translation
He then told his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." When they had saddled the donkey for him, he mounted it
Amplified Bible
He said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled the donkey for him and he rode away on it,
New American Standard Bible
Then he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled the donkey for him and he rode away on it.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And hee saide vnto his sonnes, Saddle mee the asse. Who sadled him the asse, and hee rode thereon,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled the donkey for him and he rode away on it.
Contemporary English Version
"Put a saddle on my donkey," he told them. After they did, he got on the donkey
Complete Jewish Bible
He then said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled the donkey for him; and, riding on it,
Darby Translation
And he said to his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass; and he rode thereon,
Easy-to-Read Version
The old prophet told his sons to saddle his donkey. They put the saddle on the donkey, and the prophet left.
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass; and he rode on it,
Good News Translation
and he told them to saddle his donkey for him. They did so, and he rode off
Lexham English Bible
Then he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled the donkey for him, and he mounted it
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He sayde vnto his sonnes: Saddell me the asse. And wha they had sadled him the asse, he rode theron,
American Standard Version
And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass; and he rode thereon.
Bible in Basic English
So the prophet said to his sons, Make ready an ass for me. So they made an ass ready, and he got on it,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he saide vnto his sonnes: Saddle me the asse. Which when they had saddled, he gat him vp thereon,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said unto his sons: 'Saddle me the ass.' So they saddled him the ass; and he rode thereon.
King James Version (1611)
And hee saide vnto his sonnes, Saddle me the asse. So they sadled him the asse, and he rode thereon,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said to his sons, Saddle me the ass: and they saddled him the ass, and he mounted it,
English Revised Version
And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon.
Berean Standard Bible
So the prophet said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." Then they saddled the donkey for him, and he mounted it
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to hise sones, Sadle ye an asse to me. And whanne thei hadden sadlid,
Young's Literal Translation
And he saith unto his sons, `Saddle for me the ass,' and they saddle for him the ass, and he rideth on it,
Update Bible Version
And he said to his sons, Saddle me the donkey. So they saddled him the donkey; and he rode thereon.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode upon it.
World English Bible
He said to his sons, Saddle me the donkey. So they saddled him the donkey; and he rode thereon.
New King James Version
Then he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled the donkey for him; and he rode on it,
New Living Translation
"Quick, saddle the donkey," the old man said. So they saddled the donkey for him, and he mounted it.
New Life Bible
Then he said to his sons, "Get the donkey ready for me." So they got the donkey ready for him, and he went away on it.
New Revised Standard
Then he said to his sons, "Saddle a donkey for me." So they saddled a donkey for him, and he mounted it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So he said unto his sons, Saddle for me, the ass. And they saddled for him the ass, and he rode thereon;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to his sons: Saddle me the ass. And when they had saddled it, he got up,
Revised Standard Version
And he said to his sons, "Saddle the ass for me." So they saddled the ass for him and he mounted it.
THE MESSAGE
He told his sons, "Saddle my donkey." When they had saddled it, he got on and rode after the holy man. He found him sitting under an oak tree. He asked him, "Are you the holy man who came from Judah?" "Yes, I am," he said.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled the donkey for him and he rode away on it.

Contextual Overview

11 And a certain aged prophet was living in Bethel, and his son came and told him all the deeds that the man of God had done that day in Bethel, the words that he had spoken to the king; yea, they told them to their father. 12 And their father said to them, Where is this man , what way did he go? And his sons saw the way that the man of God from Judah had gone. 13 And he said to his sons, Saddle the ass for me. And they saddled the ass for him, and he rode on it, 14 and went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak tree. And he said to him, are you the man of God who has come from Judah? And he said, I am . 15 Then he said to him, Come home with me and eat bread. 16 And he said, I am not able to go back with you, and to go in with you, nor may I eat bread or drink water with you in this place; 17 for a word came to me by the Word of Jehovah, You shall not eat bread nor drink water there; you shall not turn back to go in the way in which you came. 18 And he said to him, I also am a prophet like yourself, and an angel spoke to me by the Word of Jehovah, saying, Bring him back with you into your house, and he shall eat bread and water (he lied to him). 19 And he turned back with him and ate bread in his house and drank water. 20 And it happened as they were sitting at the table, and a Word of Jehovah came to the prophet who brought him back;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 Kings 13:27, Numbers 22:21, Judges 5:10, Judges 10:4, 2 Samuel 19:26

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 4:24 - Then she

Cross-References

Genesis 6:11
And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
Genesis 10:9
He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah; so it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before Jehovah.
Genesis 13:4
to the place of the altar which he had made there at the first. And Abram called on the name of Jehovah there.
Genesis 13:6
And the land was not able to bear them, for dwelling together, for their wealth was great, so that they could not dwell together.
Genesis 13:8
And Abram said to Lot, Please let there be no strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are men, brothers.
Genesis 13:9
Is not all the land before you? Please separate from me. If you go to the left, then I will go to the right. Or if you go to the right, then I will go to the left.
Genesis 13:11
Then Lot chose all the circuit of Jordan for himself. And Lot pulled up stakes toward the east. And they were separated, each one from his brother.
Genesis 15:16
And in the fourth generation they shall come here again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
Genesis 18:20
And Jehovah said, The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is exceedingly heavy.
Genesis 38:7
And Er, Judah's first-born, was evil in the eyes of Jehovah. And Jehovah killed him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.


 
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