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1 Kings 13:16 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 13 · verse 16
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:1 Kings 13:16 · King James Version
1 Kings 13:16 in context
14And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.
15Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
16And 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:
17For 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.
18He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- returnshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- breadlechemfood , especially bread, or grainH3899 →
- drinkshâthâhto imbibeH8354 →
- watermayimwaterH4325 →
- placemâqôwmproperly, a standingH4725 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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The man of God had honestly and resolutely refused the king's invitation, though he promised him a reward; yet he was over-persuaded by an old prophet to come back with him, and dine in Beth-el, contrary to the command given him. Here we find how dearly his dinner cost him. Observe with wonder, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-22