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.
1 Kings 13:17 in other translations
| 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.’” |
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| 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. |
| YLT | for a word is unto me by the word of Jehovah, Thou dost not eat bread nor drink there water, thou dost not turn back to go in the way in which 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. |
| BBE | For the Lord said to me, You are not to take food or water there, or go back again by the way you came. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does 1 Kings 13:17 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…
1 Kings 13:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 13:17
- 1 Kings 20:35
And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the Lord, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:15
For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
- 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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Context
- 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.
- 1 Kings 13:18
He 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.
1 Kings 13:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque por palabra de Dios me ha sido dicho: No comas pan ni bebas agua allí, ni vuelvas por el camino que fueres. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car il m’a été dit par la parole de l’ Éternel: Tu n’y mangeras pas de pain, et tu n’y boiras pas d’eau; tu ne retourneras pas, en t’en allant, par le chemin par lequel tu es venu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn ein Wort ist zu mir geschehen durch das Wort Jehovas: Du sollst kein Brot essen und kein Wasser daselbst trinken; du sollst nicht auf dem Wege zurückkehren, auf welchem du gegangen bist. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | quia locutus est Dominus ad me in sermone Domini, dicens: Non comedes panem, et non bibes aquam ibi, nec reverteris per viam qua ieris. |