The Meaning of 1 Kings 13:23 Explained

1 Kings 13:23

KJV: And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, after his eating bread, and after his drinking, that he saddleth for him the ass, for the prophet whom he had brought back,

Darby: And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled the ass for him, for the prophet that he had brought back;

ASV: And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit , for the prophet whom he had brought back.

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What is the context of 1 Kings 13:23?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, [to wit], for the prophet whom he had brought back.

What does 1 Kings 13:23 Mean?

Context Summary

1Ki 13:20-34 - Sign Upon Sign Unheeded

There is a tragic note in this paragraph. The man of God had performed God's errand bravely and well, and his words were verified by the result; but he perished as a castaway. See 1 Corinthians 9:27. If only he had obeyed God's word, as it came directly to himself, he might have been entrusted with many similar errands; but "Alas, my brother!" was a true elegy on the part of the man who had led to his downfall. How careful we should be never to dissuade a young soul from some heroic purpose which has formed itself in his imagination! Too many young men have perished on the threshold of their life-work, because older prophets have cried, "Spare thyself; have mercy on thy flesh."

God never goes back on His first instructions. If He has clearly spoken to your soul, refuse to take your marching-orders from others. No man, however aged or holy, has any right to intrude into the sacred dealings of God and the individual disciple. We may always detect the false voice, because its suggestions so exactly chime in with the weakness of our nature, in its desire to eat bread, drink water, and enjoy the society of our fellows.

1Ki 13:1-34 - Breaking Three Commandments

From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.

Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1Ki 13

¹ Jeroboam's hand withers
⁶ and at the prayer of the prophet is restored
⁷ The prophet departs from Bethel
¹¹ An old prophet brings him back
²⁰ He is reproved by God
²³ slain by a lion
²⁶ buried by the old prophet
³¹ who confirms the prophecy
³³ Jeroboam's obstinacy

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 13:23 mean?

So it was after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk that he saddled for him the donkey the prophet whom he had brought back

וַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵ֛י אָכְל֥וֹ לֶ֖חֶם וְאַחֲרֵ֣י שְׁתוֹת֑וֹ וַיַּחֲבָשׁ־ ל֣וֹ הַחֲמ֔וֹר לַנָּבִ֖יא אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֱשִׁיבֽוֹ

וַיְהִ֗י	So it was
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
אַחֲרֵ֛י	after
Parse: Preposition Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
אָכְל֥וֹ	he had eaten
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular Root: אָכַל Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
לֶ֖חֶם	bread
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לֶחֶם Sense: bread, food, grain.
וְאַחֲרֵ֣י	and after
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
שְׁתוֹת֑וֹ	he had drunk
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁתָה Sense: to drink.
וַיַּחֲבָשׁ־	that he saddled
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: חָבַשׁ Sense: to tie, bind, bind on, bind up, saddle, restrain, bandage, govern.
ל֣וֹ	for him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
הַחֲמ֔וֹר	the donkey
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: חֲמֹור Sense: (he)ass.
לַנָּבִ֖יא	the prophet
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: נָבִיא Sense: spokesman, speaker, prophet.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	whom
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
הֱשִׁיבֽוֹ	he had brought back
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back.

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