1 Kings 13:12

12 Their father asked them, “Which way did he go?” And his sons showed him which road the man of God from Judah had taken.

1 Kings 13:12 in Other Translations

12 And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah.

12 And their father said to them, "Which way did he go?" And his sons showed him the way that the man of God who came from Judah had gone.

12 The old prophet asked them, “Which way did he go?” So they showed their father which road the man of God had taken.

12 Their father said, "Which way did he go?" His sons pointed out the road that the holy man from Judah had taken.

12 Then their father said to them, "Which way did he go?" His sons had seen the way taken by the man of God who had come from Judah.

1 Kings 13:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 13:12

And their father said unto them, what way went he?
&c.] Having a strong inclination to see him, and converse with him:

for his sons had seen what way the man of God went which came from
Judah;
they took notice of it; and, as the Targum, they showed it to their father.

1 Kings 13:12 In-Context

10 So he took another road and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel.

11 Now there was a certain old prophet living in Bethel, whose sons came and told him all that the man of God had done there that day. They also told their father what he had said to the king.

12 Their father asked them, “Which way did he go?” And his sons showed him which road the man of God from Judah had taken.

13 So he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” And when they had saddled the donkey for him, he mounted it

14 and rode after the man of God. He found him sitting under an oak tree and asked, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” “I am,” he replied.