1 Kings 13:13

13 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass; and he rode thereon.

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 dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them also they told unto their father.

12 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.

13 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass; and he rode thereon.

14 And he went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak; and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.

15 Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.