Verse 16
1 Kings 13:16
World English Bible
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He said, “I may not return with you, nor go in with you. I will not eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר לֹ֥א אוּכַ֛ל לָ/שׁ֥וּב אִתָּ֖/ךְ וְ/לָ/ב֣וֹא אִתָּ֑/ךְ וְ/לֹֽא אֹ֣כַל לֶ֗חֶם וְ/לֹֽא אֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה אִתְּ/ךָ֙ מַ֔יִם בַּ/מָּק֖וֹם הַ/זֶּֽה
English Translation
And he said, "I cannot return with you and come with you, and I cannot eat bread and I cannot drink water with you in this place."
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Chapter 13 Context
1
Behold, a man of God (Elohim) came out of Judah by Yahweh’s word to Beth El; and Jeroboam was standi...
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2
He cried against the altar by Yahweh’s word, and said, “Altar! Altar! Yahweh says: ‘Behold, a son wi...
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3
He gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign which Yahweh has spoken: Behold, the altar wi...
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4
When the king heard the saying of the man of God (Elohim), which he cried against the altar in Bethe...
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5
The altar was also split apart, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which...
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6
The king answered the man of God (Elohim), “Now intercede for the favor of Yahweh your God (Elohim),...
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7
The king said to the man of God (Elohim), “Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give...
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8
The man of God (Elohim) said to the king, “Even if you gave me half of your house, I would not go in...
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9
for so was it commanded me by Yahweh’s word, saying, ‘You shall eat no bread, drink no water, and do...
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10
So he went another way, and didn’t return by the way that he came to Bethel.
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11
Now an old prophet lived in Bethel, and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man...
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12
Their father said to them, “Which way did he go?” Now his sons had seen which way the man of God (El...
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13
He said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him; and he rode on...
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14
He went after the man of God (Elohim), and found him sitting under an oak. He said to him, “Are you...
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15
Then he said to him, “Come home with me, and eat bread.”
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16
He said, “I may not return with you, nor go in with you. I will not eat bread or drink water with yo...
17
For it was said to me by Yahweh’s word, ‘You shall eat no bread or drink water there, and don’t turn...
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18
He said to him, “I also am a prophet as you are; and an angel spoke to me by Yahweh’s word, saying,...
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19
So he went back with him, ate bread in his house, and drank water.
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20
As they sat at the table, Yahweh’s word came to the prophet who brought him back;
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21
and he cried out to the man of God (Elohim) who came from Judah, saying, “Yahweh says, ‘Because you...
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22
but came back, and have eaten bread and drank water in the place of which he said to you, “Eat no br...
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23
After he had eaten bread, and after he drank, he saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brou...
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24
When he had gone, a lion met him by the way and killed him. His body was thrown on the path, and the...
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25
Behold, men passed by, and saw the body thrown on the path, and the lion standing by the body; and t...
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26
When the prophet who brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, “It is the man of God (Eloh...
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27
He said to his sons, saying, “Saddle the donkey for me,” and they saddled it.
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28
He went and found his body thrown on the path, and the donkey and the lion standing by the body. The...
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29
The prophet took up the body of the man of God (Elohim), and laid it on the donkey, and brought it b...
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30
He laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!”
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31
After he had buried him, he spoke to his sons, saying, “When I am dead, bury me in the tomb in which...
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32
For the saying which he cried by Yahweh’s word against the altar in Bethel, and against all the hous...
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33
After this thing Jeroboam didn’t return from his evil way, but again made priests of the high places...
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34
This thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the s...
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