1 Kings 13:12

What does 1 Kings 13:12 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 13:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then their father said to them, Which way did he go? Now his sons had seen which way the man of God who came from Judah had gone.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And their father saith unto them, `Where <FI>is<Fi> this--the way he hath gone?' and his sons see the way that the man of God hath gone who came from Judah.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And their father said to them: What way went he? His sons shewed him the way by which the man of God went, who came out of Juda.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And their father said to them, Which way went he? for his sons had seen which way the man ofGod went, who came from Judah.

Context

v.11Now 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.

v.12This passage

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

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