1 Kings 13:9

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

8 And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:

For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.

10 So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el.

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.

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 this is what I was commanded by the word of the LORD: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came.’”
KJV
For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.
WEB
for so was it commanded me by the LORD’s word, saying, ‘You shall eat no bread, drink no water, and don’t return by the way that you came.’”
ASV
for so was it charged me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Thou shalt eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that thou camest.
DARBY
for so was it charged me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Thou shalt eat no bread, nor drink water, nor return by the way that thou shalt go.
BLB
For so it was commanded me by the word of YHWH, saying, ‘You shall not eat bread, nor drink water, nor return by the same way that you came.’”
ÅB
For dette bud fikk jeg av Herren: Du skal hverken spise brød eller drikke vann[^1], og du skal ikke vende tilbake den vei du gikk.
OTB
For jeg ble instruert ved Herrens ord og sa, ‘Du skal ikke spise brød, heller ikke drikke vann, eller vende tilbake den veien du kom.’”
B1930
For dette bud fikk jeg av Herren: Du skal hverken ete brød eller drikke vann, og du skal ikke vende tilbake den vei du gikk. / < på dette sted, 1KG 13, 16. 17.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 23:12

    Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

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  • Romans 16:17

    Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

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  • John 13:17

    If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

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  • John 15:9–10

    As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

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  • John 15:14

    Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

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  • Deuteronomy 13:13–18

    Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;

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  • 1 Kings 13:1

    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.

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  • 1 Samuel 15:22

    And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

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