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1 Kings 13:10

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 13:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el.
1 Kings 13:10 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
8And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
9for so was it charged me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Thou shalt eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that thou camest.
10So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el.
11Now 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.
12And their father said unto them, What way went he? Now his sons had seen what way the man of God went, that came from Judah.
13And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass; and he rode thereon.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Bethel.] Neither ate nor drank with the king, though that is not expressed; nor did he go back the same way he came; but in each particular observed the divine command, and was obedient to it.”
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