1 Kings 13 · Verse 8

1 Kings 13:8

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:
1 Kings 13:8, King James Version

1 Kings 13:8 in other translations

BSBBut the man of God replied, “If you were to give me half your possessions, I still would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.
WEBThe man of God said to the king, “Even if you gave me half of your house, I would not go in with you, neither would I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
ASVAnd the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
YLTAnd the man of God saith unto the king, ‘If thou dost give to me the half of thine house, I do not go in with thee, nor do I eat bread, nor do I drink water, in this place;
DARBYAnd the man of God said to the king, If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
BBEBut the man of God said to the king, Even if you gave me half of all you have, I would not go in with you, and I would not take food or a drink of water in this place;
WebsterAnd the man of God said to the king, If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:

What does 1 Kings 13:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 13:2-9

2-9. he cried against the altar--which is put for the whole system of worship organized in Israel. Behold, a child shall be born ... Josiah by name--This is one of the most remarkable prophecies recorded in the Scriptures; and, in its clearness, circumstantial minuteness, and exact prediction of an event that took place three hundred sixty years later, it stands in striking contrast to the obscure and ambiguous…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 13:1-10

In threatening the altar, the prophet threatens the founder and worshippers. Idolatrous worship will not continue, but the word of the Lord will endure for ever. The prediction plainly declared that the family of David would continue, and support true religion, when the ten tribes would not be able to resist them. If God, in justice, harden the hearts of sinners, so that the hand they have stretched out in sin they…

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1 Kings 13:8 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.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אִישׁ\־'ish-[the] man ofH376
הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אִם\־'im-ifH518
תִּתֶּן\־ti.ten-you will giveH5414
לִי֙lito me
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
חֲצִ֣יcha.Tzi<the> half ofH2677
בֵיתֶ֔ךָvei.Te.khahousehold yourH1004
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
אָבֹ֖א'a.Vo'I will goH935
עִמָּ֑ךְ'i.Makhwith youH5973
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
אֹ֤כַל'O.khalI will eatH398
לֶ֙חֶם֙le.chembreadH3899
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
אֶשְׁתֶּה\־'esh.teh-I will drinkH8354
מַּ֔יִםMa.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 13:8

  • Numbers 24:13

    If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the Lord saith, that will I speak?

  • Numbers 22:18

    And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.

  • Mark 6:11

    And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

  • Exodus 7:2

    Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.

  • 2 Kings 5:26-27

    And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants? The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.

  • 2 Corinthians 11:9-10

    And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself. As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

  • Mark 6:23

    And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

  • Exodus 5:6

    And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

  • 1 Kings 13:16-17

    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: 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.

  • Exodus 5:3

    And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

  • 2 Kings 5:16

    But he said, As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

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Nu 22:18; 24:13; Ex 5:3,6; 7:2; Mr 6:23
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2Ki 5:16,26,27; Mr 6:11; 2Co 11:9,10

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Context

  • 1 Kings 13:7

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

  • 1 Kings 13:8

    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:

  • 1 Kings 13:9

    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.

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1 Kings 13:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas el varón de Dios dijo al rey: Si me dieses la mitad de tu casa, no iría contigo, ni comería pan ni bebería agua en este lugar;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’homme de Dieu dit au roi: Quand tu me donnerais la moitié de ta maison, je n’irais pas avec toi; et je ne mangerai pas de pain et je ne boirai pas d’eau dans ce lieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Aber der Mann Gottes sprach zu dem König: Wenn du mir die Hälfte deines Hauses gäbest, so würde ich nicht mit dir hingehen; und ich werde kein Brot essen und kein Wasser trinken an diesem Orte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Responditque vir Dei ad regem: Si dederis mihi mediam partem domus tuæ, non veniam tecum, nec comedam panem, neque bibam aquam in loco isto: