1 Kings 13:16

And he said—I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee,—neither will I eat bread or drink water with thee, in this place;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:

In Context

15Then said he unto him, Come home with me,—and eat bread.

17for there came a message unto me by the word of Yahweh, Thou shalt neither eat bread, nor drink water there,—thou shalt not turn back to come by the way by which thou wentest.

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Cross References

Numbers 22:13And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your own land,—For Yahweh hath refused to let me go with you.

1 Kings 13:8But the man of God said unto the king—If thou wouldst give me the half of thy house, I would not go in with thee,—neither would I eat bread or drink water, in this place;

Matthew 16:23But, he, turning, said to Peter—Withdraw behind me, Satan! A snare, art thou of mine, because thou art not regarding the things of God, but the things of men.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 13:12-23

The Prophet Deceived. ( b. c. 974.) 11 Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father. 12 And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah. 13 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon, 14 And went after the man of… Read the whole commentary →

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