1 Kings 13:16

Verse

But the man replied, “I cannot return with you or eat bread or drink water with you in this place.

American Standard Version (1901)

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:

Bible in Basic English

But 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;

Free Bible Version

“I can't turn around and go with you, and I won't eat or drink with you in this place,” the man of God replied.

Geneva Bible 1599

But he answered, I may not returne with thee, nor go in with thee, neither wil I eate bread nor drinke water with thee in this place.

King James (Authorized) Version

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:

Translation for Translators

He replied, “No, I am not allowed to go with you into your house, or to eat or drink anything with you,

Unlocked Literal Bible

The man of God answered, “I may not return with you nor go in with you, neither will I eat food nor drink water with you in this place,

Noah Webster Bible

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:

World English Bible

He 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.

Young's Literal Translation

And 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,

Context

The Old Prophet and the Man of God

¹⁵So the prophet said to the man of God, “Come home with me and eat some bread.”¹⁶But the man replied, “I cannot return with you or eat bread or drink water with you in this place.¹⁷For 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.’”

Summary

In this verse, we see a story of a prophet who was disobedient to God's command not to eat or drink in a certain place. He was deceived by an older prophet who claimed to have received a message from an angel instructing the prophet to come to his house and eat. This disobedience led to the prophet's death as he was killed by a lion on his way back. It serves as a cautionary tale about the importance of obeying God's instructions and not being swayed by deceptive influences, even from those who claim to be speaking on behalf of God.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And he said unto him,.... That is, the old prophet said to the man of God: I am a prophet also as thou art; meaning, that he was a prophet of the true God, and not of any idol deity; that he not only believed in him, and was a worshipper of him, but had revelations from him, and of the same things this man of God had, and that he believed that what he had prophesied of would certainly come to pass: and an angel spoke unto me by the word of the Lord; was sent and dispatched by the order of the Lord with the following message: saying, bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water; and so be refreshed, and be fit to proceed on in his journey: but he lied unto him; no messenger nor message being sent to him by the Lord, but was wholly a device and stratagem of his own to persuade the man of God to return with him, that he might have his company and conversation.

1 Kings 13:16

The Old Prophet and the Man of God

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Berean Standard Bible

But the man replied, “I cannot return with you or eat bread or drink water with you in this place.

American Standard Version (1901)

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:

Bible in Basic English

But 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;

Free Bible Version

“I can't turn around and go with you, and I won't eat or drink with you in this place,” the man of God replied.

Geneva Bible 1599

But he answered, I may not returne with thee, nor go in with thee, neither wil I eate bread nor drinke water with thee in this place.

King James (Authorized) Version

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:

Translation for Translators

He replied, “No, I am not allowed to go with you into your house, or to eat or drink anything with you,

Unlocked Literal Bible

The man of God answered, “I may not return with you nor go in with you, neither will I eat food nor drink water with you in this place,

Noah Webster Bible

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:

World English Bible

He 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.

Young's Literal Translation

And 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,