Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.

An old prophet

Bible References

An old prophet

Matthew 7:22
Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by Thy name? and by Thy name cast out demons, and by Thy name do many mighty works,'"
2 Peter 2:16
but had a rebuke for his own transgression; a dumb beast-of-burden, speaking in man's voice, forbade the prophet's madness.

Came

1 Timothy 3:5
(but, if one knows not how to preside over his own house, how will he take care of an assembly of God?);