Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Kings 14:3

"And take with thee ten loaves, and cakes, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he will tell thee what shall become of the child." — 1 Kings 14:3 (ASV)

And take. —The presentation of this offering, deliberately simple and rustic in character, is consistent with the custom (1 Samuel 9:7–8) of approaching the prophet at all times with some present, however insignificant. In itself an act simply of homage, it would easily degenerate into the treatment of the prophetic function as a mere matter of merchandise. (See above, 1 Kings 13:7.)