1 Kings 13:14

14 he went after the man of God. He found him sitting under a pistachio tree and said to him, "Are you the man of God who came from Y'hudah?" He answered, "I am."

1 Kings 13:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 13:14

And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an
oak
To shelter him from the heat, and being faint, hungry, and thirsty; so the ancients of old made use of oaks for a covering, before houses were invented ^F5; thus Abraham pitched his tent in the plain, or under the oak, of Mamre, ( Genesis 13:18 )

and he said unto him, art thou the man of God that camest from Judah?
which he might guess at from his habit, and from the description his sons had given of him:

and he said, I am;
owned himself to be the person he inquired after.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 Suidas in voce (dendruazein) .

1 Kings 13:14 In-Context

12 Their father asked them, "Which way did he go?" For his sons had seen what road the man of God from Y'hudah had taken.

13 He then said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled the donkey for him; and, riding on it,

14 he went after the man of God. He found him sitting under a pistachio tree and said to him, "Are you the man of God who came from Y'hudah?" He answered, "I am."

15 Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat some food."

16 He replied, "I cannot return with you or partake of your hospitality, nor will I eat food or drink water with you in this place;