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: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.
Now there lived an old prophet in Bethel, and his sons came and told him everything the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words he had spoken to the king.
This verse introduces an old prophet who hears from his sons about what another man of God said and did when confronting the king that day.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of 1 Kings, this verse takes place during the reign of King Jeroboam I in the divided kingdom of Israel, after the nation split following Solomon's death. Bethel had become a center for idolatrous worship that Jeroboam established to prevent his people from going to Jerusalem, and a man of God from Judah had just confronted this idolatry by prophesying against the altar. The old prophet in Bethel learns about these events second-hand from his sons, which introduces tension in the story.
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