20 While they were sitting at the table, the word of the Lord came to the old prophet who had brought him back.

Other Translations of 1 Kings 13:20

King James Version

20 And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the Lord came unto the prophet that brought him back:

English Standard Version

20 And as they sat at the table, the word of the Lord came to the prophet who had brought him back.

The Message

20 There they were, sitting at the table together, when the word of God came to the prophet who had brought him back.

New King James Version

20 Now it happened, as they sat at the table, that the word of the Lord came to the prophet who had brought him back;

New Living Translation

20 Then while they were sitting at the table, a command from the Lord came to the old prophet.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 13:20

Commentary on 1 Kings 13:11-22

(Read 1 Kings 13:11-22)

The old prophet's conduct proves that he was not really a godly man. When the change took place under Jeroboam, he preferred his ease and interest to his religion. He took a very bad method to bring the good prophet back. It was all a lie. Believers are most in danger of being drawn from their duty by plausible pretences of holiness. We may wonder that the wicked prophet went unpunished, while the holy man of God was suddenly and severely punished. What shall we make of this? The judgments of God are beyond our power to fathom; and there is a judgment to come. Nothing can excuse any act of wilful disobedience. This shows what they must expect who hearken to the great deceiver. They that yield to him as a tempter, will be terrified by him as a tormentor. Those whom he now fawns upon, he will afterwards fly upon; and whom he draws into sin, he will try to drive to despair.

21 He cried out to the man of God who had come from Judah, "This is what the Lord says: 'You have defied the word of the Lord and have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you.

Other Translations of 1 Kings 13:21

King James Version

21 And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the Lord, and hast not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God commanded thee,

English Standard Version

21 And he cried to the man of God who came from Judah, "Thus says the Lord, 'Because you have disobeyed the word of the Lord and have not kept the command that the Lord your God commanded you,

The Message

21 He confronted the holy man who had come from Judah: "God's word to you: You disobeyed God's command; you didn't keep the strict orders your God gave you;

New King James Version

21 and he cried out to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, "Thus says the Lord: 'Because you have disobeyed the word of the Lord, and have not kept the commandment which the Lord your God commanded you,

New Living Translation

21 He cried out to the man of God from Judah, "This is what the Lord says: You have defied the word of the Lord and have disobeyed the command the Lord your God gave you.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 13:21

Commentary on 1 Kings 13:11-22

(Read 1 Kings 13:11-22)

The old prophet's conduct proves that he was not really a godly man. When the change took place under Jeroboam, he preferred his ease and interest to his religion. He took a very bad method to bring the good prophet back. It was all a lie. Believers are most in danger of being drawn from their duty by plausible pretences of holiness. We may wonder that the wicked prophet went unpunished, while the holy man of God was suddenly and severely punished. What shall we make of this? The judgments of God are beyond our power to fathom; and there is a judgment to come. Nothing can excuse any act of wilful disobedience. This shows what they must expect who hearken to the great deceiver. They that yield to him as a tempter, will be terrified by him as a tormentor. Those whom he now fawns upon, he will afterwards fly upon; and whom he draws into sin, he will try to drive to despair.