1 Kings 13:16

16 The man of God said, “I cannot turn back and go with you, nor can I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.

1 Kings 13:16 in Other Translations

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:

16 And he said, "I may not return with you, or go in with you, neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place,

16 “No, I cannot,” he replied. “I am not allowed to eat or drink anything here in this place.

16 "Sorry, I can't do that," the holy man said. "I can neither go back with you nor eat with you in this country.

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:

16 The man of God said, "I'm not allowed to go back with you. I'm not allowed to eat or drink with you.

16 But he answered, "I cannot go back with you, eat bread, or drink water with you in this place,

16 The man of God said, "I can't go back to Bethel with you. I can't eat bread or drink water with you there.

1 Kings 13:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 13:16

And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee,
&c.] Into the city, and into his house in it, being such an idolatrous place, and especially being forbidden of God:

neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place;
he was resolute and determined to abide by the commandment of the Lord, though there is reason to believe that he was now both hungry and thirsty.

1 Kings 13:16 In-Context

14 and rode after the man of God. He found him sitting under an oak tree and asked, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” “I am,” he replied.

15 So the prophet said to him, “Come home with me and eat.”

16 The man of God said, “I cannot turn back and go with you, nor can I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.

17 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.’ ”

18 The old prophet answered, “I too am a prophet, as you are. And an angel said to me by the word of the LORD: ‘Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water.’ ” (But he was lying to him.)

Cross References

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