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1 Kings 13:17

Obedience

15 So the prophet said to the man of God, “Come home with me and eat some bread.”

16 But the man replied, “I cannot return with you or eat bread or drink water with you in this place.

For I have been told by the word of the LORD: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way you came.’”

18 Then the prophet replied, “I too am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, so that he may eat bread and drink water.’” The old prophet was lying to him,

19 but the man of God went back with him, ate bread in his house, and drank water.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For I have been told by the word of the LORD: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way you came.’”
KJV
For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.
WEB
For it was said to me by the LORD’s word, ‘You shall eat no bread or drink water there, and don’t turn again to go by the way that you came.’”
ASV
for it was said to me by the word of Jehovah, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.
DARBY
For it was said to me by the word of Jehovah, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou wentest.
BLB
For I have been told by the word of YHWH, ‘You shall not eat bread, nor drink there water, nor return by going the way that you came in.’”
ÅB
For det kom et ord til meg fra Herren: Du skal hverken spise brød eller drikke vann der; du skal ikke gå tilbake den vei du gikk.
OTB
For jeg mottok en befaling ved Herrens ord: ‘Du skal ikke spise brød eller drikke vann der; ikke vend tilbake ved å gå den veien du kom.’”
B1930
For det kom et ord til mig fra Herren: Du skal hverken ete brød eller drikke vann der; du skal ikke gå tilbake den vei du gikk.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Kings 20:35

    Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 4:15

    By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.

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  • 1 Kings 13:1

    Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.

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