Verse 7

1 Kings 13:7

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7 Then the king said to the man of God (Elohim), “Come to my home and have a meal so I can give you a present.”

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 The Lord ordered a man of God (Elohim) from Judah to go to Bethel. He arrived just as Jeroboam was s... Focus ↗

2 He shouted out the Lord's condemnation of the altar: “Altar, altar, this is what the Lord says. A so... Focus ↗

3 The same day the man of God (Elohim) gave a sign, saying, “This is the sign to prove that the Lord h... Focus ↗

4 When King Jeroboam heard the condemnation the man of God (Elohim) had shouted out against the altar... Focus ↗

5 The altar split apart, and the ashes spilled out from it, fulfilling the sign that the man of God (E... Focus ↗

6 Then the king said to the man of God (Elohim), “Please plead with the Lord your God (Elohim)—pray fo... Focus ↗

7 Then the king said to the man of God (Elohim), “Come to my home and have a meal so I can give you a...

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

9 The Lord ordered me not to eat or drink anything, and not to return by the way I came.” Focus ↗

10 So he went a different way—he did not return the way he had come to Bethel. Focus ↗

11 It so happened that an old prophet lived in Bethel. His sons came and told him everything the man of... Focus ↗

12 “Which way did he go?” their father asked them. So his sons showed him the way taken by the man of G... Focus ↗

13 “Saddle up a donkey for me,” he told his sons. They saddled up a donkey and he got on. Focus ↗

14 He rode after the man of God (Elohim) and found him sitting under an oak tree. “Are you the man of G... Focus ↗

15 “Come home with me and have something to eat,” he told him. Focus ↗

16 “I can't turn around and go with you, and I won't eat or drink with you in this place,” the man of G... Focus ↗

17 “The Lord ordered me, saying ‘You must not eat or drink anything there, or return by the way you cam... Focus ↗

18 But the old prophet told him, “I am also a prophet, just like you. An angel told me God (Elohim) sai... Focus ↗

19 So the man of God (Elohim) went back with him, and ate and drank in his house. Focus ↗

20 As they were sitting at the table, a message from the Lord came to the prophet who had brought him b... Focus ↗

21 He called out to the man of God (Elohim) who had come from Judah, “This is what the Lord says: Becau... Focus ↗

22 instead you went back and ate and drank in the place where he told you not to, your body will not be... Focus ↗

23 After the man of God (Elohim) had finished eating and drinking, the prophet who had brought him back... Focus ↗

24 But as he went on his way a lion came across him on the road and killed him. His body was left lying... Focus ↗

25 Some passers-by saw the body lying in the road with the lion standing beside it, so they went and le... Focus ↗

26 When the old prophet who had led the other astray heard what had happened, he said, “It's the man of... Focus ↗

27 The prophet told his sons, “Saddle up a donkey for me.” So they saddled a donkey, Focus ↗

28 and he went and found the body. It was still lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standin... Focus ↗

29 The prophet picked up the body of the man of God (Elohim), placed it on the donkey, and brought it b... Focus ↗

30 He laid the body in his own tomb, and they mourned over him, crying, “My poor brother!” Focus ↗

31 After he'd buried him, he told his sons, “When I die, bury me in the grave where the man of God (Elo... Focus ↗

32 For the message from the Lord that he gave in condemnation against the altar in Bethel, and against... Focus ↗

33 But even after all this, Jeroboam did not change his evil ways. He went on choosing priests from all... Focus ↗

34 It was because of this sin that the house of Jeroboam was wiped out, completely destroyed from the f... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 13 (34 verses)
Version: Free Bible Version

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