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1 Kings 13:14

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And he went after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak tree. He said to him, 'Are you the man of God who came from Judah?' And he answered, 'I am.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse shows an old prophet tracking down and finding the young prophet from Judah, confirming his identity before what would become a tragic encounter.

📚 Historical Context

This takes place during the divided kingdom period when Jeroboam ruled the northern kingdom of Israel. A young prophet had just delivered God's judgment against Jeroboam's false altar at Bethel, and an older prophet from Bethel was pursuing him. The meeting under this oak tree would lead to the younger prophet's disobedience and death.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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