1 Kings 13:23
After the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the prophet who had brought him back saddled the donkey for him.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the donkey, for the prophet whom he had brought back.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And it came to pass, after{H310} he had eaten{H398} bread,{H3899} and after{H310} he had drunk,{H8354} that he saddled{H2280} for him the ass,{H2543} [to wit], for the prophet{H5030} whom he had brought back.{H7725}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And it came to pass, after{H310} he had eaten{H398}{(H8800)} bread{H3899}, and after{H310} he had drunk{H8354}{(H8800)}, that he saddled{H2280}{(H8799)} for him the ass{H2543}, to wit, for the prophet{H5030} whom he had brought back{H7725}{(H8689)}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan he had eaten bred and dronke the asse was sadled vnto the prophet whom he had brought agayne.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And when he had eaten bread & drunke, he sadled him the asse, to wit, to the Prophet whome he had brought againe.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And so it came to passe that when he had eaten bread, and druncke, he sadled him the asse, to wit, to the prophet who he had brought againe.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ 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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
It happened, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the donkey, [to wit], for the prophet whom he had brought back.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
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,
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Now after the meal he made ready the ass for him, for the prophet whom he had taken back.
World English Bible (2000)
It happened, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
So this is what happened after he had eaten food and drunk water. The old prophet saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back.
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- 1 Kgs 13:24-296 verses82%
24 As he was traveling, a lion met him on the road and killed him. His body was thrown on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.
25 Some people who passed by saw the body lying on the road, with the lion standing beside it, and they went and reported it in the city where the old prophet lived.
26 When the prophet who had brought him back from the road heard about it, he said, 'It is the man of God who defied the command of the LORD. Therefore, the LORD has given him over to the lion, which has mauled and killed him, just as the word of the LORD had spoken to him.'
27 Then he said to his sons, 'Saddle the donkey for me.' So they saddled the donkey.
28 He went and found the man's body lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. The lion had not eaten the body nor attacked the donkey.
29 So the prophet picked up the body of the man of God and laid it on the donkey, and he brought it back to his own city to mourn for him and bury him.
- 1 Kgs 13:9-157 verses81%
9 'For this is the command the LORD gave me by His word: You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came.'
10 So he went another way and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel.
11 Now there was an old prophet living in Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the deeds the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words he had spoken to the king.
12 Their father asked them, 'Which way did he go?' His sons showed him the road the man of God from Judah had taken.
13 Then he said to his sons, 'Saddle the donkey for me.' So they saddled the donkey for him, and he mounted it.
14 He went after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak tree. He asked him, 'Are you the man of God who came from Judah?' He replied, 'I am.'
15 Then the prophet said to him, 'Come home with me and eat some food.'
- 1 Kgs 13:17-226 verses80%
17 'For I was commanded by the word of the LORD: You must not eat bread or drink water there, nor return by the way you went.'
18 The old prophet answered, 'I too am a prophet, like you. An angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, "Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water."' But he was lying to him.
19 So the man of God returned with him, ate bread in his house, and drank water.
20 While they were sitting at the table, the word of the LORD came to the prophet who had brought him back,
21 and he cried out to the man of God who had come from Judah, 'This is what the LORD says: Because you have defied the word of the LORD and have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you,
22 'but you went back and ate bread and drank water in the place where He told you not to eat or drink, your body will not be buried in the tomb of your ancestors.'
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21 He brought him into his house and provided fodder for the donkeys. They washed their feet, ate, and drank.
- 1 Kgs 19:20-212 verses75%
20 Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, 'Let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.' Elijah said to him, 'Go back, for what have I done to you?'
21 Elisha returned, took the pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the equipment of the oxen, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he got up, followed Elijah, and became his attendant.
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24 Then she saddled the donkey and said to her servant, "Lead on; don’t slow down for me unless I tell you."
- Num 22:21-233 verses72%
21 Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went with the Moabite officials.
22 But God was very angry when he went, and the angel of the LORD took his stand in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
23 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, it turned off the road into a field. Balaam struck the donkey to make it turn back onto the road.
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22 She called her husband and said, "Please send me one of the servants and a donkey so I can go to the man of God and come back."
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24 The steward brought the men into Joseph's house, gave them water, and they washed their feet. He also provided fodder for their donkeys.
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20 Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and a young goat and sent them with his son David to Saul.
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23 To his father, he sent ten donkeys loaded with the finest goods of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and provisions for the journey.
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6 He looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water. He ate and drank, then lay down again.
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23 So he prepared a great feast for them. After they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders stopped coming into Israel’s land.
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3 Then her husband arose and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back. He took with him his servant and a pair of donkeys. When he arrived at her father’s house, the woman’s father saw him and was glad to welcome him.
- 2 Sam 16:1-22 verses70%
1 When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, met him. He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins, one hundred cakes of summer fruit, and a wineskin full of wine.
2 The king asked Ziba, "Why have you brought these?" Ziba answered, "The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is for those who become weary in the wilderness to drink."
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19 We have straw and feed for our donkeys, as well as bread and wine for me, your servant, for the woman with me, and for the young man who is with your servants. We lack nothing."
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30 The donkey said to Balaam, 'Am I not your own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this very day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?' 'No,' he replied.
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9 He scooped the honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. When he returned to his father and mother, he gave them some, and they ate it too. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the carcass of the lion.
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3 Abraham got up early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took with him two of his young men and his son Isaac. He split the wood for the burnt offering, set out, and went to the place God had told him to go.
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27 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, it lay down under Balaam, and he became very angry and beat it with his staff.
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25 From there, he went on to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
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8 So he got up, ate, and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.
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16 But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey—a beast without speech—that spoke with a man's voice and restrained the prophet's madness.
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26 Then they loaded their grain on their donkeys and left.
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11 As she was going to fetch it, he called to her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand as well."
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33 The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If it had not turned away, I would certainly have killed you by now, but I would have spared it.'