1 Kings 13:12
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.
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Their father asked them, 'Which way did he go?' His sons showed him the road the man of God from Judah had taken.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And their father{H1} said{H1696} unto them, What way{H1870} went{H1980} he? Now his sons{H1121} had seen{H7200} what{H335} way{H1870} the man{H376} of God{H430} went,{H1980} that came{H935} from Judah.{H3063}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And their father{H1} said{H1696}{(H8762)} unto them, What way{H1870} went{H1980}{(H8804)} he? For his sons{H1121} had seen{H7200}{(H8799)} what{H335} way{H1870} the man{H376} of God{H430} went{H1980}{(H8804)}, which came{H935}{(H8804)} from Judah{H3063}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And their father sayde vnto them: Which waye is he gone? And his sonnes shewed him the waye that the man of God was gone: which came from Iuda.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And their father sayde vnto them, What way went he? and his sonnes shewed him what waye the man of God went, which came from Iudah.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And their father sayde vnto them: What way went he? And his sonnes shewed him what way the man of God went which came from Iuda.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Their father said to them, Which way did he go? Now his sons had seen which way the man of God went, who came from Judah.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And their father saith unto them, `Where `is' this -- the way he hath gone?' and his sons see the way that the man of God hath gone who came from Judah.
American Standard Version (1901)
And their father said unto them, What way went he? Now his sons had seen what way the man of God went, that came from Judah.
American Standard Version (1901)
And their father said unto them, What way went he? Now his sons had seen what way the man of God went, that came from Judah.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Then their father said to them, Which way did he go? Now his sons had seen which way the man of God who came from Judah had gone.
World English Bible (2000)
Their father said to them, "Which way did he go?" Now his sons had seen which way the man of God went, who came from Judah.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Their father asked them,“Which road did he take?” His sons showed him the road the prophet from Judah had taken.
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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.
11 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.
- 1 Kgs 13:13-153 verses80%
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 13:20-2910 verses77%
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.
28 And he went and found his corpse cast in the way, and the donkey and the lion standing by the corpse: the lion had not eaten the corpse, nor torn the donkey.
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