Verse 7

1 Kings 13:7

New Living Translation

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7 Then the king said to the man of God (Elohim), “Come to the palace with me and have something to eat, and I will give you a gift.”

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יְדַבֵּ֤ר הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶל אִ֣ישׁ הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים בֹּאָ/ה אִתִּ֥/י הַ/בַּ֖יְתָ/ה וּֽ/סְעָ֑דָ/ה וְ/אֶתְּנָ֥ה לְ/ךָ֖ מַתָּֽת

English Translation

And the king spoke to the man of God, saying: "Come to the house and eat bread, and I will give you a gift."

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Chapter 13 Context

1 At the LORD’s command, a man of God (Elohim) from Judah went to Bethel, arriving there just as Jerob... Focus ↗

2 Then at the LORD’s command, he shouted, “O altar, altar! This is what the LORD says: A child named J... Focus ↗

3 That same day the man of God (Elohim) gave a sign to prove his message. He said, “The LORD has promi... Focus ↗

4 When King Jeroboam heard the man of God (Elohim) speaking against the altar at Bethel, he pointed at... Focus ↗

5 At the same time a wide crack appeared in the altar, and the ashes poured out, just as the man of Go... Focus ↗

6 The king cried out to the man of God (Elohim), “Please ask the LORD your God (Elohim) to restore my... Focus ↗

7 Then the king said to the man of God (Elohim), “Come to the palace with me and have something to eat...

8 But the man of God (Elohim) said to the king, “Even if you gave me half of everything you own, I wou... Focus ↗

9 For the LORD gave me this command: ‘You must not eat or drink anything while you are there, and do n... Focus ↗

10 So he left Bethel and went home another way. Focus ↗

11 As it happened, there was an old prophet living in Bethel, and his sons came home and told him what... Focus ↗

12 The old prophet asked them, “Which way did he go?” So they showed their father which road the man of... Focus ↗

13 “Quick, saddle the donkey,” the old man said. So they saddled the donkey for him, and he mounted it. Focus ↗

14 Then he rode after the man of God (Elohim) and found him sitting under a great tree. The old prophet... Focus ↗

15 Then he said to the man of God (Elohim), “Come home with me and eat some food.” Focus ↗

16 “No, I cannot,” he replied. “I am not allowed to eat or drink anything here in this place. Focus ↗

17 For the LORD gave me this command: ‘You must not eat or drink anything while you are there, and do n... Focus ↗

18 But the old prophet answered, “I am a prophet, too, just as you are. And an angel gave me this comma... Focus ↗

19 So they went back together, and the man of God (Elohim) ate and drank at the prophet’s home. Focus ↗

20 Then while they were sitting at the table, a command from the LORD came to the old prophet. Focus ↗

21 He cried out to the man of God (Elohim) from Judah, “This is what the LORD says: You have defied the... Focus ↗

22 You came back to this place and ate and drank where he told you not to eat or drink. Because of this... Focus ↗

23 After the man of God (Elohim) had finished eating and drinking, the old prophet saddled his own donk... Focus ↗

24 and the man of God (Elohim) started off again. But as he was traveling along, a lion came out and ki... Focus ↗

25 People who passed by saw the body lying in the road and the lion standing beside it, and they went a... Focus ↗

26 When the prophet heard the report, he said, “It is the man of God (Elohim) who disobeyed the LORD’s... Focus ↗

27 Then the prophet said to his sons, “Saddle a donkey for me.” So they saddled a donkey, Focus ↗

28 and he went out and found the body lying in the road. The donkey and lion were still standing there... Focus ↗

29 So the prophet laid the body of the man of God (Elohim) on the donkey and took it back to the town t... Focus ↗

30 He laid the body in his own grave, crying out in grief, “Oh, my brother!” Focus ↗

31 Afterward the prophet said to his sons, “When I die, bury me in the grave where the man of God (Eloh... Focus ↗

32 For the message the LORD told him to proclaim against the altar in Bethel and against the pagan shri... Focus ↗

33 But even after this, Jeroboam did not turn from his evil ways. He continued to choose priests from t... Focus ↗

34 This became a great sin and resulted in the utter destruction of Jeroboam’s dynasty from the face of... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 13 (34 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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