1 Kings 13:6

13:6 The king pled with ¹  the prophet, ²  “Seek the favor of ³  the Lord your God and pray for me, so that my hand may be restored.” So the prophet sought the Lord’s favor ⁴  and the king’s hand was restored to its former condition. ⁵ 

1 Kings 13:18

13:18 The old prophet then said, ⁶  “I too am a prophet like you. An angel told me with the Lord’s authority, ⁷  ‘Bring him back with you to your house so he can eat and drink.’” ⁸  But he was lying to him. ⁹ 

1 Kings 13:26

13:26 When the old prophet who had invited him to his house heard the news, ¹⁰  he said, “It is the prophet ¹¹  who rebelled against the Lord. ¹²  The Lord delivered him over to the lion and it ripped him up ¹³  and killed him, just as the Lord warned him.” ¹⁴ 

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¹ tn Heb “The king answered and said to.”

² tn Heb “the man of God” (a second time later in this verse, and once in v. 7 and v. 8).

³ tn Heb “appease the face of.”

⁴ tn Heb “appeased the face of the Lord.”

⁵ tn Heb “and it was as in the beginning.”

⁶ tn Heb “and he said to him.”

⁷ tn Heb “by the word of the Lord.”

⁸ tn Heb “eat food and drink water.”

⁹ tn Or “deceiving him.”

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.

¹⁰ tn Heb “and the prophet who had brought him back from the road heard.”

¹¹ tn Heb “the man of God.”

¹² tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord.”

¹³ tn Heb “broke him,” or “crushed him.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke to him.”