1 KINGS 13:23 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back.”
And when he had eaten bread and drunk water, he saddled the ass for the prophet whom he had brought back — The old prophet, having delivered his oracle of judgment, helps the young prophet depart—a gesture that suggests both practical helpfulness and a kind of melancholy knowing. The verb וַיַּחְבֹּשׁ־לוֹ אֶת־הַחֲמוֹר (vayachbosh-lo et-hachamor, he saddled the ass for him) shows the old prophet facilitating the young man's return journey, enabling the final journey that will lead to death.
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