1 Kings 13:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward. ”

1 Kings 13:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I will give thee a reward - It was customary to honor a prophet with a gift, if he performed any service that was requested at his hands (see the marginal references).
1 Kings 13:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 12:25 to 1 Kings 13:34 . The Sin of Jeroboam. The Prophet at Bethel. The sources cannot be exactly determined. Some (see Cent.B) may belong to the annals of the northern kingdom, but the...
1 Kings 13:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward. Come home with me - and I will give thee a reward - Come and be one of my priests, and I...
1 Kings 13:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The king said—come home with me, &c.— The reason is obvious, why this prophet was forbidden to eat and drink with the people of Beth-el; because he was to have no familiarity with idolaters. Bu...
1 Kings 13:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward. The king said ... Come home with me, and refresh thyself. Jeroboam was artful, in...
1 Kings 13:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Disobedient Prophet 2. Josiah] for the fulfilment see 2 Kings 23:15-20 . Some 300 years separated the prediction from the event, and the mention by name of the king destined to accomplish it...
1 Kings 13:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Come home with me... — The invitation may have been in part the mark of some impression made on the king, and an impulse of gratitude for the restoration of his withered hand. Such was the request...
1 Kings 13:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

JEROBOAM AND THE MAN OF GOD 1 Kings 13:1-34 "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God." - 1 John 4:1 WE are told that Jeroboam, whose position probably...
1 Kings 13:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judgment upon Worthless Worship 1 Kings 13:1-10 What a noble name for anyone to bear- a man of God! Yet we all might so bear the impress of God in our character that those who come in contact...
1 Kings 13:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter are two lessons of supreme value; first, the patient grace of God, and, second, the solemn responsibility of such as bear His message. The first of these is brought out in the story...
1 Kings 13:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(7) And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward. (8) And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I w...
1 Kings 13:7 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE PROPHET OF JUDAH ‘The prophet of Judah.’ 1 Kings 13:1-25 The altar at Beth-el was an ill-omened altar. The shadow of ruin was on it from the first. On the very morning of its inauguratio...
1 Kings 13:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the king said unto the man of God, come home with me, and refresh thyself ,.... By eating a meal with him, after such a journey he had taken, and delivered his prophecies, and put up his prayers...
1 Kings 13:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward. Ver. 7. And I will give thee a reward. ] He could do anything sooner than repent; Rom...
1 Kings 13:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I will give thee a reward He desires to requite the instrument, but takes no notice of God, the chief cause and author of this wonderful mercy. The man of God said, I will not go in with thee , &a...
1 Kings 13:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

A SOLEMN MESSAGE FROM GOD (vs.1-10) God would not leave Jereboam without clear witness to God's abhorrence of the evil that Jereboam had introduced in Israel. The Lord sent a man of God from Jud...
1 Kings 13:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

A Prophet Sent to Jeroboam; the Withering of Jeroboam's Hand. B. C. 974. 1 And, behold,...
1 Kings 13:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Horrid stupidity! He desires to requite the instrument, but takes no notice of the chief cause and author of this great and wonderful mercy, which was God.
1 Kings 13:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE MYSTERIOUS PROPHET OF JUDAH CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 13:1 . There came a man of God : an unknown prophet. Josephus suggests Jadon , confounding him with Iddo ( 2 Chronicles...
1 Kings 13:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 13:1 . Bethel. See the notes on 1 Kings 12 1 Kings 12 . The man of God from Judah is called Jaddo by Josephus. 1 Kings 13:2 . Josiah. Cyrus is mentioned by name, as well as Josiah....
1 Kings 13:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE TESTIMONY OF GOD AGAINST THE CALF WORSHIP .—We have in this chapter, which some commentators consider to be derived from a different source from the narratives whic...
1 Kings 13:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeroboam Reproved for his Sin
1 Kings 13:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 5:2 ; 1 Samuel 9:7 ; 1 Samuel 9:8 ; 2 Kings 5:15 ; Acts 8:18-20 ; Genesis 18:5 ; Jeremiah 40:5 ; Judges 13:15 ; Judges 19:21 ; Malachi 1:10

1 Kings 13:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 13:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 13:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 13:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 13:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 13:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 13:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 13:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 13:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 13:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 13:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 13:7 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 13:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 13:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 13:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 13:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 13:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 13:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 13:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 13:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 13:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 13:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 13:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge