1 Kings 13:13

13 The old prophet told his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." After they had saddled the donkey for him, 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 An old prophet was living in Bethel. His sons told him everything the man of God did in Bethel that day and the exact words he had spoken to the king. When they told their father,

12 he said to them, "Which road did he take?" (His sons had seen which road the man of God from Judah had taken.)

13 The old prophet told his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." After they had saddled the donkey for him, he got on it.

14 He went after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak tree. The old prophet asked him, "Are you the man of God who came from Judah?" "Yes," he answered.

15 "Come home with me, and eat a meal," the old prophet replied.