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 Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel; they also told their father the words which he had spoken unto the king.

12 And their father said unto them, What way did he go? And his sons showed him the way the man of God had gone, who had come 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 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 didst come from Judah? And he said, I am.

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