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1 Kings 13:12

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 13:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And 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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And 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.
1 Kings 13:12 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
14And he went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak; and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.
15Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
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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
“And their father said unto them, what way went he? etc.] Having a strong inclination to see him, and converse with him: for his sons had seen what way the man of God went which came from Judah; they took notice of it; and, as the Targum, they showed it to their father.”
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