1 Kings 13 · Verse 16

1 Kings 13:16

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 other translations

BSBBut the man replied, “I cannot return with you or eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
WEBHe said, “I may not return with you, nor go in with you. I will not eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
ASVAnd 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:
YLTAnd he saith, ‘I am not able to turn back with thee, and to go in with thee, nor do I eat bread or drink with thee water in this place,
DARBYAnd he said, I cannot return with thee, nor go in with thee; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place.
BBEBut he said, I may not go back with you or go into your house; and I will not take food or a drink of water with you in this place;
WebsterAnd 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:

What does 1 Kings 13:16 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 13:11-22

The old prophet's conduct proves that he was not really a godly man. When the change took place under Jeroboam, he preferred his ease and interest to his religion. He took a very bad method to bring the good prophet back. It was all a lie. Believers are most in danger of being drawn from their duty by plausible pretences of holiness. We may wonder that the wicked prophet went unpunished, while the holy man of God…

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1 Kings 13:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
אוּכַ֛ל'u.KhalI am ableH3201
לָשׁ֥וּבla.Shuvto turn backH7725
אִתָּ֖ךְ'i.Takhwith youH854
וְלָב֣וֹאve.la.Vo'and to goH935
אִתָּ֑ךְ'i.Takhwith youH854
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
אֹ֣כַל'O.khalI will eatH398
לֶ֗חֶםLe.chembreadH3899
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
אֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה'esh.TehI will drinkH8354
אִתְּךָ֙'i.te.Khawith youH854
מַ֔יִםMa.yimwaterH4325
בַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.Komin the placeH4725
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 13:16

  • 1 Kings 13:8-9

    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.

  • Matthew 16:23

    But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

  • Numbers 22:13

    And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the Lord refuseth to give me leave to go with you.

  • Numbers 22:19

    Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say unto me more.

  • Genesis 3:1-3

    Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

  • Matthew 4:10

    Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

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8,9; Ge 3:1-3; Nu 22:13,19; Mt 4:10; 16:23

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Context

  • 1 Kings 13:15

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

  • 1 Kings 13:16

    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 13:17

    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.

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1 Kings 13:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas él respondió: No podré volver contigo, ni iré contigo; ni tampoco comeré pan ni beberé agua contigo en este lugar;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il dit: Je ne puis retourner avec toi ni entrer avec toi, et je ne mangerai pas de pain et je ne boirai pas d’eau avec toi dans ce lieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er aber sprach: Ich kann nicht mit dir umkehren und mit dir hineingehen, und ich werde kein Brot essen und kein Wasser mit dir trinken an diesem Orte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui ait: Non possum reverti, neque venire tecum: nec comedam panem, neque bibam aquam in loco isto,