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1 Kings 13:13

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.

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
Literal Translation
And he said to his sons, Saddle the ass for me. And they saddled the ass for him, and he rode on 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.
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 There was an old prophet who lived in Bethel. His sons came and told him the story of what the holy man had done that day in Bethel, told him everything that had happened and what the holy man had said to the king. 12 Their father said, "Which way did he go?" His sons pointed out the road that the holy man from Judah had taken. 13He 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. 15 "Well, come home with me and have a meal." 16"Sorry, I can't do that," the holy man said. "I can neither go back with you nor eat with you in this country. I'm under strict orders from God : ‘Don't eat a crumb; don't drink a drop; and don't come back the way you came.'" 18But he said, "I am also a prophet, just like you. And an angel came to me with a message from God : ‘Bring him home with you, and give him a good meal!'" But the man was lying. So the holy man went home with him and they had a meal together. 20There they were, sitting at the table together, when the word of God came to the prophet who had brought him back. He confronted the holy man who had come from Judah: " God 's word to you: You disobeyed God 's command; you didn't keep the strict orders your God gave you; you came back and sat down to a good meal in the very place God told you, ‘Don't eat a crumb; don't drink a drop.' For that you're going to die far from home and not be buried in your ancestral tomb."

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
As far as God was concerned, the Earth had become a sewer; there was violence everywhere. God took one look and saw how bad it was, everyone corrupt and corrupting—life itself corrupt to the core.
Genesis 13:8
Abram said to Lot, "Let's not have fighting between us, between your shepherds and my shepherds. After all, we're family. Look around. Isn't there plenty of land out there? Let's separate. If you go left, I'll go right; if you go right, I'll go left."
Genesis 18:20
God continued, "The cries of the victims in Sodom and Gomorrah are deafening; the sin of those cities is immense. I'm going down to see for myself, see if what they're doing is as bad as it sounds. Then I'll know."
Matthew 9:10
Later when Jesus was eating supper at Matthew's house with his close followers, a lot of disreputable characters came and joined them. When the Pharisees saw him keeping this kind of company, they had a fit, and lit into Jesus' followers. "What kind of example is this from your Teacher, acting cozy with crooks and riffraff?"
John 9:24
They called the man back a second time—the man who had been blind—and told him, "Give credit to God. We know this man is an impostor."
2 Peter 2:10
God is especially incensed against these "teachers" who live by lust, addicted to a filthy existence. They despise interference from true authority, preferring to indulge in self-rule. Insolent egotists, they don't hesitate to speak evil against the most splendid of creatures. Even angels, their superiors in every way, wouldn't think of throwing their weight around like that, trying to slander others before God.

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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