1 Kings 13:7

The king said to the man of God, "Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."

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In The King James Version

And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.

In Context

6The king answered the man of God, "Now entreat the favor of the Lord your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again."The man of God entreated the Lord, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.

8The man of God said to the king, "Even if you gave me half of your house, I would not go in with you, neither would I eat bread nor drink water in this place;

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Cross References

Judges 13:15Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, "Please, stay a bit longer that we may prepare a young goat for you."

1 Samuel 9:7Then Saul said to his servant, "But behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is gone in our vessels, and there is no gift to bring to the man of God. What do we have?"

Jeremiah 40:5Now while he had not yet gone back, "Go back then," he said, "to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go wherever it seems right to you to go." So the captain of the guard gave him food and a present, and let him go.

Acts 8:18Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 13:2-11

A Prophet Sent to Jeroboam; the Withering of Jeroboam's Hand. ( b. c. 974.) 1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. 2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord , and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord ; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon… Read the whole commentary →

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