1 Kings 13 · Verse 11

1 Kings 13:11

Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth–el; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth–el: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.
1 Kings 13:11, King James Version

1 Kings 13:11 in other translations

BSBNow a certain old prophet was living in Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the deeds that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words that the man had spoken to the king.
WEBNow an old prophet lived in Bethel, and one of his sons came and told him all the works 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.
ASVNow there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them also they told unto their father.
YLTAnd a certain aged prophet is dwelling in Beth-El, and his son cometh and recounteth to him all the deed that the man of God hath done to-day in Beth-El, the words that he hath spoken unto the king, --yea, they recount them to their father.
DARBYNow there dwelt a certain 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 that he had spoken to the king, them they told also to their father.
BBENow there was an old prophet living in Beth-el; and one of his sons came and gave him word of all the man of God had done that day in Beth-el, and they gave their father an account of the words he had said to the king.
WebsterNow there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words which he had spoken to the king, them they told also to their father.

What does 1 Kings 13:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el--If this were a true prophet, he was a bad man.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 An old prophet - Probably once a prophet of the Lord, who had fallen from his steadfastness, and yet not so deeply as to lose the knowledge of the true God, and join with Jeroboam in his idolatries. We find he was not at the king's sacrifice, though his sons were there; and perhaps even they were there, not as idolaters, but as spectators of what was done.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 13:11-22
The old prophet's conduct proves that he was not really a godly man. When the change took place under Jeroboam, he preferred his ease and interest to his religion. He took a very bad method to bring the good prophet back. It was all a lie. Believers are most in danger of being drawn from their duty by plausible pretences of holiness. We may wonder that the wicked prophet went unpunished, while the holy man of God was suddenly and severely punished. What shall we make of this? The judgments of God are beyond our power to fathom; and there is a judgment to come. Nothing can excuse any act of wilful disobedience. This shows what they must expect who hearken to the great deceiver. They that yield to him as a tempter, will be terrified by him as a tormentor. Those whom he now fawns upon, he will afterwards fly upon; and whom he draws into sin, he will try to drive to despair.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Kings 13:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְנָבִ֤יאve.na.Vi'and a prophetH5030
אֶחָד֙'e.ChadoneH259
זָקֵ֔ןza.KenoldH2205
יֹשֵׁ֖בyo.Shev[was] dwellingH3427
בְּבֵֽית\־be.veit-in Beth-H1008
אֵ֑ל'El-elH1008
וַיָּב֣וֹאvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935
בְנ֡וֹve.Noson hisH1121
וַיְסַפֶּר\־vay.sa.per-and he recountedH5608
ל֣וֹloto him
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣הha.ma.'a.Seh<the> deedH4639
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
עָשָׂה֩'a.Sahhe had doneH6213
אִישׁ\־'ish-[the] man ofH376
הָאֱלֹהִ֨ים\׀ha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
הַיּ֜וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
בְּבֵֽית\־be.veit-in Beth-H1008
אֵ֗ל'El-elH1008
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.Rimthe wordsH1697
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
דִּבֶּ֣רdi.Berhe had spokenH1696
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וַֽיְסַפְּר֖וּםvay.sa.pe.Rumand they recounted themH5608
לַאֲבִיהֶֽם\׃la.'a.vi.Hemto father theirH1

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 13:11

  • 2 Kings 23:18

    And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.

  • 1 Samuel 10:11

    And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

  • Numbers 23:4-5

    And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram. And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.

  • 2 Peter 2:16

    But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.

  • Numbers 24:2

    And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.

  • Ezekiel 13:16

    To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord God.

  • 1 Timothy 3:5

    (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

  • 1 Kings 13:20-21

    And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the Lord came unto the prophet that brought him back: And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the Lord, and hast not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God commanded thee,

  • 1 Kings 13:25

    And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

  • Matthew 7:22

    Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

  • Ezekiel 13:2

    Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the Lord;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
an old prophet.
20,21; Nu 23:4,5; 24:2; 1Sa 10:11; 2Ki 23:18; Eze 13:2,16
Mt 7:22; 2Pe 2:16
sons. Heb. son. came.
1Ti 3:5

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Context

  • 1 Kings 13:10

    So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth–el.

  • 1 Kings 13:11

    Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth–el; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth–el: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.

  • 1 Kings 13:12

    And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah.

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1 Kings 13:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Moraba á la sazón en Beth-el un viejo profeta, al cual vino su hijo, y contóle todo lo que el varón de Dios había hecho aquel día en Beth-el: contáronle también á su padre las palabras que había hablado al rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et un certain vieux prophète habitait Béthel; et ses fils vinrent et lui racontèrent toute l’œuvre que l’homme de Dieu avait faite ce jour-là à Béthel; les paroles qu’il avait dites au roi, ils les rapportèrent aussi à leur père.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ein alter Prophet aber wohnte zu Bethel; und einer seiner Söhne kam und erzählte ihm alles, was der Mann Gottes an dem Tage zu Bethel getan hatte; die Worte, die er zum König geredet hatte, die erzählten sie auch ihrem Vater.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Prophetes autem quidam senex habitabat in Bethel: ad quem venerunt filii sui, et narraverunt ei omnia opera quæ fecerat vir Dei illa die in Bethel: et verba quæ locutus fuerat ad regem, narraverunt patri suo.