What Does 1 Kings 13:20 Mean?

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

they (only used when emphatic)

“And it came to pass as they sat”

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

near, with or among; often in general, to

“at the table”

a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“that the word”

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

“of the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

near, with or among; often in general, to

“came unto the prophet”

a prophet or (generally) inspired man

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“that brought him back”

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);