1 Kings 13:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken to the king, they told also to their father.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and 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 they told also to their father.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now there dwelt{H3427} an{H259} old{H2205} prophet{H5030} in Beth-el;{H1008} and one of his sons{H1121} came{H935} and told{H5608} him all the works{H4639} that the man{H376} of God{H430} had done{H6213} that day{H3117} in Beth-el:{H1008} the words{H1697} which he had spoken{H1696} unto the king,{H4428} them also they told{H5608} unto their father.{H1}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now there dwelt{H3427}{(H8802)} an{H259} old{H2205} prophet{H5030} in Bethel{H1008}; and his sons{H1121} came{H935}{(H8799)} and told{H5608}{(H8762)} him all the works{H4639} that the man{H376} of God{H430} had done{H6213}{(H8804)} that day{H3117} in Bethel{H1008}: the words{H1697} which he had spoken{H1696}{(H8765)} unto the king{H4428}, them they told{H5608}{(H8762)} also to their father{H1}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But at Bethel there dwelt an olde prophet vnto who his sonnes came, & tolde him all the workes yt the ma of God had done that daye at Bethel, & the wordes that he had spoken vnto the kynge.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And an olde Prophet dwelt in Beth-el, and his sonnes came and tolde him all ye woorkes, that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el, and the wordes which he had spoken vnto the King, tolde they their father.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And there dwelt an olde prophet in Bethel, and his sonnes came and tolde him al the workes that the man of God had done that day in Bethel, and the wordes which he had spoken vnto the king tolde they their father also.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Now there lived an old prophet in Bethel; and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken to the king, them also they told to their father.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And a certain aged prophet is dwelling in Beth-El, and his son cometh and recounteth to him all the deed that the man of God hath done to-day in Beth-El, the words that he hath spoken unto the king, -- yea, they recount them to their father.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Now there was an old prophet living in Beth-el; and one of his sons came and gave him word of all the man of God had done that day in Beth-el, and they gave their father an account of the words he had said to the king.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Now there lived an old prophet in Bethel; and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Now there was an old prophet living in Bethel. When his sons came home, they told him everything the prophet had done in Bethel that day. And they told their father all the words that he had spoken to the king.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 23:18 : 18 And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they left his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria.
  • Ezek 13:2 : 2 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to those who prophesy from their own hearts, 'Hear the word of the LORD.'
  • Ezek 13:16 : 16 This is concerning the prophets of Israel who prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and see visions of peace for her, when there is no peace, says the Lord GOD.
  • Matt 7:22 : 22 Many will say to me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name, and cast out devils in your name, and done many wonderful works in your name?'
  • 1 Tim 3:5 : 5 For if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?
  • 2 Pet 2:16 : 16 But was rebuked for his iniquity; the dumb donkey speaking with a man's voice restrained the madness of the prophet.
  • Num 23:4-5 : 4 And God met Balaam; and he said to him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered a bull and a ram on each altar. 5 And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.
  • Num 24:2 : 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling in his tents according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.
  • 1 Sam 10:11 : 11 And it came to pass, when all who knew him previously saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said to one another, What is this that has come upon the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?
  • 1 Kgs 13:20-21 : 20 And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came to the prophet that brought him back: 21 And he cried to the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus says the LORD, Because you have disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and have not kept the commandment which the LORD your God commanded you,
  • 1 Kgs 13:25 : 25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the corpse cast in the way, and the lion standing by the corpse: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Kgs 13:12-15
    4 verses
    86%

    12 And their father said to them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, who came from Judah.

    13 And he said to his sons, Saddle me the donkey. So they saddled the donkey for him: and he rode on it,

    14 And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said to him, Are you the man of God that came from Judah? And he said, I am.

    15 Then he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread.

  • 1 Kgs 13:9-10
    2 verses
    80%

    9 For so was it commanded me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor return by the same way that you came.

    10 So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Bethel.

  • 1 Kgs 13:31-32
    2 verses
    74%

    31 And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:

    32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.

  • 1 Kgs 13:1
    74%

    1 And, behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.

  • 1 Kgs 13:17-27
    11 verses
    73%

    17 For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, You shall eat no bread nor drink water there, nor return to go by the way that you came.

    18 He said to him, I am a prophet also as you are; and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with you into your house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied to him.

    19 So he went back with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water.

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

    21 And he cried to the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus says the LORD, Because you have disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and have not kept the commandment which the LORD your God commanded you,

    22 But came back, and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which the LORD said to you, Eat no bread, and drink no water; your corpse shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.

    23 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.

    24 And when he was gone, a lion met him on the way, and killed him: and his corpse was cast in the way, and the donkey stood by it, the lion also stood by the corpse.

    25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the corpse cast in the way, and the lion standing by the corpse: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

    26 And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient to the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD has delivered him to the lion, which has torn him and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke to him.

    27 And he spoke to his sons, saying, Saddle me the donkey. And they saddled it.

  • 2 Kgs 23:17
    72%

    17 Then he said, What monument is this that I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that you have done against the altar of Bethel.

  • Ezek 13:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

    2 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to those who prophesy from their own hearts, 'Hear the word of the LORD.'

  • Amos 7:13
    71%

    13 But do not prophesy again anymore at Bethel: for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the royal house.

  • 1 Kgs 13:29
    71%

    29 And the prophet took up the corpse of the man of God, and laid it upon the donkey, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.

  • 2 Kgs 6:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.

    13 And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and bring him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

  • Zech 13:3
    71%

    3 And it shall come to pass that when anyone continues to prophesy, then his father and his mother who gave birth to him shall say to him, You shall not live, for you speak lies in the name of the LORD; and his father and his mother who gave birth to him shall pierce him through when he prophesies.

  • Luke 15:11
    70%

    11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:

  • Num 11:27
    70%

    27 And a young man ran and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad prophesy in the camp.

  • 2 Chr 21:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    12 Elijah the prophet sent him a letter, saying, "This is what the LORD, the God of David your father, says: Because you have not followed the ways of Jehoshaphat your father or Asa king of Judah,

    13 but have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and have led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem into idolatry as the house of Ahab did, and have also killed your brothers, who were better than you,

  • 2 Kgs 3:13
    70%

    13 And Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father and to the prophets of your mother." And the king of Israel said to him, "No, for the LORD has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab."

  • 2 Kgs 21:10
    70%

    10 And the LORD spoke by his servants the prophets, saying,

  • 2 Chr 11:3
    69%

    3 Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

  • 2 Sam 13:35
    69%

    35 And Jonadab said to the king, Behold, the king's sons are coming: as your servant said, so it is.

  • 2 Kgs 2:3
    69%

    3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came to Elisha and said to him, Do you know that the LORD will take away your master from over you today? And he said, Yes, I know it; be quiet.

  • 1 Kgs 14:12
    69%

    12 Arise therefore, go to your own house: and when your feet enter into the city, the child shall die.

  • Job 1:18
    69%

    18 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,

  • 2 Kgs 1:11
    69%

    11 Again he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said to him, O man of God, thus says the king, Come down quickly.

  • 1 Kgs 18:11
    69%

    11 And now you say, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

  • 2 Kgs 6:32
    69%

    32 But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man ahead of him: but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

  • 2 Chr 18:17
    69%

    17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good to me, but evil?

  • 1 Kgs 13:5
    69%

    5 The altar also was split apart, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 6:10
    69%

    10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

  • 2 Kgs 7:11
    69%

    11 And he called the gatekeepers; and they told it to the king's house within.

  • 2 Kgs 17:28
    68%

    28 So one of the priests who had been carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 20:13
    68%

    13 And behold, there came a prophet to Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus says the LORD, Have you seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into your hand this day; and you shall know that I am the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 20:35
    68%

    35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor in the word of the LORD, Strike me, I pray you. And the man refused to strike him.

  • 1 Sam 10:11
    68%

    11 And it came to pass, when all who knew him previously saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said to one another, What is this that has come upon the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?