1 Kings 13:10

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

So the man of God went another way and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Bible in Basic English

So he went another way, and not by the way he came to Beth-el.

Free Bible Version

So he went a different way—he did not return the way he had come to Bethel.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

King James (Authorized) Version

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

Translation for Translators

So he started to return home, but he did not go on the road on which he came to Bethel. He went on a different road.

Unlocked Literal Bible

So the man of God left another way and did not return to his home by the way that he had come to Bethel.

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

So he went another way, and didn’t return by the way that he came to Bethel.

Young's Literal Translation

And he goeth on in another way, and hath not turned back in the way in which he came in unto Beth-El.

Context

Jeroboam’s Hand Withers

⁹For this is what I was commanded by the word of the LORD: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came.’”¹⁰So the man of God went another way and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel.

Summary

In this verse, we see a cautionary tale of a prophet who obeyed God's instructions to deliver a message but failed to follow through completely. Despite being warned by God not to eat or drink in a certain place, the prophet was deceived by an older prophet who claimed to have received a message from an angel. This disobedience led to tragic consequences as the prophet was killed by a lion on his way home. The story serves as a reminder of the importance of obedience to God's specific commands and the dangers of being swayed by deceptive influences, even from those who claim to speak on behalf of God.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible 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. 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. 1 Kings 13:11 kg1 13:11 kg1 13:11 kg1 13:11Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel,.... The Targum is, a false prophet, so Josephus (b); it is hard to say what he was, a good man or a bad man; if a good man, he was guilty of many things which are not in his favour, as dwelling in such an idolatrous place suffering his sons to attend idolatrous worship, and telling the man of God a premeditated lie; and yet there are several things which seem contrary to his being a bad man, and of an ill character, since he is called an old prophet, did not attend idolatrous worship, showed great respect to the man of God, had the word of God sent unto him concerning him, believed that what he had prophesied should come to pass, buried the man of God in his own grave, and desired his sons to bury him with him. In some copies his name is said to be Micah, as Kimchi observes, and other Jewish writers (c) say the same; though some take him to be Amaziah the priest of Bethel, and others Gersom the son of Moses (d), but without any foundation; though he now dwelt at Bethel, he was originally of Samaria, Kg2 23:18, and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel; that the altar was rent, and the ashes poured out, as he had said, and that Jeroboam's hand withered, and was restored upon his prayer to God: the words which he had spoken unto the king; that one should be born of the family of David, Josiah by name, that should offer the idolatrous priests, and burn the bones of men upon that altar, and that that should be rent, and its ashes poured forth, which was done: them they told also their father; gave him a particular account of his actions and words. (b) Antiqu. l. 8. c. 9. sect. 1. (c) T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 104. 1. (d) Shalshalet Hakabala, ut supra. (fol. 11. 1.) Shirhalbirim Rabba, fol. 10. 2.