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1 Kings 13:14

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 13:14 say?

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

The verse

And 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.
1 Kings 13:14 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
16And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:
17for it was said to me by the word of Jehovah, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.
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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 went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak, etc.] To shelter him from the heat, and being faint, hungry, and thirsty; so the ancients of old made use of oaks for a covering, before houses were invented f329; thus Abraham pitched his tent in the plain, or under the oak, of Mamre, (<011318>Genesis 13:18) and he said unto him, art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? which he might guess at from his habit, and from the description his sons had given of him: and he said, I am; owned himself to be the person he inquired after.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Under an oak - literally, “under the oak,” or “the terebinth-tree.” There was a single well-known tree of the kind, standing by itself in the vicinity of Bethel, which the author supposed his readers to be acquainted with. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“sitting: Kg1 19:4; Joh 4:6, Joh 4:34; Co1 4:11, Co1 4:12; Co2 11:27; Phi 4:12, Phi 4:13 Art thou: Kg1 13:1 3 Kings (1 Kings) 13:16”
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