1 Kings 13:13

13 The old prophet said to his sons, "Saddle my donkey." So they saddled his donkey, and he got on it.

1 Kings 13:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 13:13

And he said unto his sons, saddle me the ass
Which he used to ride on; intimating he had a mind to ride after him, and overtake him, as he might reasonably think he might, since the man of God was on foot:

so they saddled him the ass, and he rode thereon;
after the man of God, taking the way his sons directed.

1 Kings 13:13 In-Context

11 Now there was an old prophet living in Bethel. His sons came and told him everything that the man of God had done that day at Bethel. They also told their father the words that he spoke to the king.

12 "Which way did he go?" their father asked them. His sons had seen the way the man of God went when he came from Judah.

13 The old prophet said to his sons, "Saddle my donkey." So they saddled his donkey, and he got on it.

14 He went after the man of God and found him sitting underneath a terebinth tree. He said to him, "Are you the man of God who came from Judah?" "I am," he replied.

15 The old prophet then said to him, "Come home with me and eat some food."