1 Kings 13:1

13:1 Just then ¹  a prophet ²  from Judah, sent by the Lord, arrived in Bethel, ³  as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice.

1 Kings 13:12

13:12 Their father asked them, “Which road did he take?” His sons showed him ⁴  the road the prophet ⁵  from Judah had taken.

1 Kings 13:14

13:14 and took off after the prophet, ⁶  whom he found sitting under an oak tree. He asked him, “Are you the prophet ⁷  from Judah?” He answered, “Yes, I am.”

[13:1]  ¹ tn Heb “Look.” The Hebrew particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) is a rhetorical device by which the author invites the reader to visualize the scene for dramatic effect.

[13:1]  ² tn Heb “the man of God.”

[13:1]  ³ tn Heb “came by the word of the Lord to Bethel.”

[13:12]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text has “and his sons saw” (וַיִּרְאוּ [vayyir’u], Qal from רָאָה [ra’ah]). In this case the verbal construction (vav consecutive + prefixed verbal form) would have to be understood as pluperfect, “his sons had seen.” Such uses of this construction are rare at best. Consequently many, following the lead of the ancient versions, prefer to emend the verbal form to a Hiphil with pronominal suffix (וַיַּרְאֻהוּ [vayyar’uhu], “and they showed him”).

[13:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “the man of God.”

[13:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “the man of God.”

[13:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “the man of God.”