Well would it have been for the prophet had he adhered to his purpose to return to Judea without delay. While traveling homeward by another route, he was overtaken by an aged man who claimed to be a prophet and who made false representations to the man of God, declaring, "I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the Lord, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water." Again and again the lie was repeated and the invitation urged until the man of God was persuaded to return.

Profeten ville have gjort klogt i at vende tilbage til Judæa uden tøven, som han havde besluttet. Han benyttede en anden vej hjem, men på tilbagevejen blev han indhentet af en gammel mand, som påstod, at han var profet. Denne løj over for den Guds mand og sagde til ham: "Også jeg er profet som du, og en engel har med Herrens ord sagt til mig: Tag ham med dig hjem, for at han kan få noget at spise og drikke!" Den gamle mand blev ved at gentage løgnen og nøde den Guds mand til at tage imod indbydelsen, og til sidst gav denne efter.