1 Kings 13:20 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And as they sat at the table, the word of the Lord came to the prophet who had brought him back.

NIV: While they were sitting at the table, the word of the Lord came to the old prophet who had brought him back.

NASB: Now it came about, as they were sitting down at the table, that the word of the Lord came to the prophet who had brought him back;

CSB: While they were sitting at the table, the word of the Lord came to the prophet who had brought him back,

NLT: Then while they were sitting at the table, a command from the Lord came to the old prophet.

KJV: And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the Lord came unto the prophet that brought him back:

NKJV: Now it happened, as they sat at the table, that the word of the Lord came to the prophet who had brought him back;

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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