27 And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him.
27 The prophet said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me," and they did so.
27 And he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." And they saddled it.
27 The prophet told his sons, "Saddle my donkey." They did it.
27 And he spoke to his sons, saying, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled it.
27 Then the prophet said to his sons, "Saddle a donkey for me." So they saddled a donkey,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 13:27
Commentary on 1 Kings 13:23-34
(Read 1 Kings 13:23-34)
God is displeased at the sins of his own people; and no man shall be protected in disobedience, by his office, his nearness to God, or any services he has done for him. God warns all whom he employs, strictly to observe their orders. We cannot judge of men by their sufferings, nor of sins by present punishments; with some, the flesh is destroyed, that the spirit may be saved; with others, the flesh is pampered, that the soul may ripen for hell. Jeroboam returned not from his evil way. He promised himself that the calves would secure the crown to his family, but they lost it, and sunk his family. Those betray themselves who think to support themselves by any sin whatever. Let us dread prospering in sinful ways; pray to be kept from every delusion and temptation, and to be enabled to walk with self-denying perseverance in the way of God's commands.