1 Raja-raja 13:1

13:1 Just then ¹  a prophet ²  from Judah, sent by the Lord, arrived in Bethel, ³  as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice.

1 Raja-raja 13:9

13:9 For the Lord gave me strict orders, ⁴  ‘Do not eat or drink ⁵  there and do not go home the way you came.’”

1 Raja-raja 13:17-18

13:17 For the Lord gave me strict orders, ⁶  ‘Do not eat or drink ⁷  there; do not go back the way you came.’” 13:18 The old prophet then said, ⁸  “I too am a prophet like you. An angel told me with the Lord’s authority, ⁹  ‘Bring him back with you to your house so he can eat and drink.’” ¹⁰  But he was lying to him. ¹¹ 

1 Raja-raja 13:22

13:22 You went back and ate and drank in this place, even though he said to you, “Do not eat or drink there.” ¹²  Therefore ¹³  your corpse will not be buried in your ancestral tomb.’” ¹⁴ 

1 Raja-raja 20:35

A Prophet Denounces Ahab’s Actions

20:35 One of the members of the prophetic guild, speaking with divine authority, ordered his companion, “Wound me!” ¹⁵  But the man refused to wound him.

1 Raja-raja 22:14

22:14 But Micaiah said, “As certainly as the Lord lives, I will say what the Lord tells me to say.”

[13:1]  ¹ tn Heb “Look.” The Hebrew particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) is a rhetorical device by which the author invites the reader to visualize the scene for dramatic effect.

[13:1]  ² tn Heb “the man of God.”

[13:1]  ³ tn Heb “came by the word of the Lord to Bethel.”

[13:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “for this he commanded me by the word of the Lord, saying.”

[13:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “eat food and drink water.”

[13:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “for a word to me by the word of the Lord.”

[13:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “eat food and drink water.”

[13:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “and he said to him.”

[13:18]  ⁹ tn Heb “by the word of the Lord.”

[13:18]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “eat food and drink water.”

[13:18]  ¹¹ tn Or “deceiving him.”

[13:18]  sn He was lying to him. The motives and actions of the old prophet are difficult to understand. The old man’s response to the prophet’s death (see vv. 26-32) suggests he did not trick him with malicious intent. The old prophet probably wanted the honor of entertaining such a celebrity, or perhaps simply desired some social interaction with a fellow prophet.

[13:22]  ¹² tn Heb “and you returned and ate food and drank water in the place about which he said to you, ‘do not eat food and do not drink water.’”

[13:22]  ¹³ tn “Therefore” is added for stylistic reasons. See the note at 1 Kgs 13:21 pertaining to the grammatical structure of vv. 21-22.

[13:22]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “will not go to the tomb of your fathers.”

[20:35]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “Now a man from the sons of the prophets said to his companion by the word of the Lord, ‘Wound me.’”