1 Kings 13:8

1 Kings 13:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)But the man of God answered the king, “Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water here.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the man of God said to the king, "If you give me half your house, I will not go in with you. And I will not eat bread or drink water in this place,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the man of God said to the king, “If you were to give me half your house, I would not go in with you; nor would I eat bread nor drink water in this place.

Context of 1 Kings 13:8

6The king said to God's servant, ‘Please pray to the Lord your God that he will be kind to me. Pray that my hand will become strong again.’ So God's servant prayed to the Lord. And the king's hand became strong again, as it was before. 7Then the king said to God's servant, ‘Come home with me. Have some food to eat. I would also like to give you a gift.’ But God's servant said to the king, ‘I could never go with you, even if you gave me half of your riches. I could not eat or drink anything while I am here. 9The Lord commanded me, “You must not eat or drink anything there. You must not return home on the same road that you came on.” ’ 10So God's servant started to travel home on a different road. He did not go on the same road that he came to Bethel.

1 Kings 13:8 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אִישׁ־הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אִם־תִּתֶּן־לִי֙ אֶת־חֲצִ֣י בֵיתֶ֔ךָ לֹ֥א אָבֹ֖א עִמָּ֑ךְ וְלֹֽא־אֹ֤כַל לֶ֙חֶם֙ וְלֹ֣א אֶשְׁתֶּה־מַּ֔יִם בַּמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• If thou wilt giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• me halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• thine houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• I will not go inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• with thee, neither will I eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• nor drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• in this placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725

Cross-references for 1 Kings 13:8

• Numbers 22:18Balaam said to them, ‘No, I will only do what the Lord tells me. I can do no more than that, and no less. Even if Balak gives me his house, all his gold and all his silver, I will only do what the Lord says.
• Numbers 24:13I told them, “I can only speak the message that the Lord tells me. I cannot do good things or bad things just because I want to do them. Even if Balak gives his palace full of silver and gold to me, I cannot do anything different. I have to obey the Lord's command.”
• Exodus 5:3Moses and Aaron said, ‘The God of the Israelites has met us. Please let us go. We must go on a journey of three days into the desert. There we must give gifts to the Lord our God. If we do not do this, God may punish us. We may become very ill, or people may attack us in war.’
• Exodus 7:2You must say everything that I command you to say. Your brother Aaron must tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his country.
• Mark 6:23He made a strong promise, ‘I will give you anything that you ask me to give to you. I will even give you half of everything that I rule over.’
• 2 Kings 5:16But Elisha replied, ‘I serve the Lord. I promise you, as surely as he lives, I will not accept a gift from you.’ Naaman asked him many times to accept a gift but Elisha refused.
• Mark 6:11Perhaps you might go to a town where the people do not accept you. They will not listen to you. So you should leave that town. Clean that town's dirt off your feet. Then it will be clear that they have done something wrong.’
• 2 Corinthians 11:9When I was there with you, I never made you help me. Even when I needed something, I did not cause trouble to anyone. Instead, the believers who came from Macedonia gave me everything that I needed. I was very careful never to cause you to have trouble. And I will continue to be careful like that.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 13:8

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10The story of the unnamed man of God who spoke against Jeroboam’s false altar at Bethel shows the authority of God’s word. This prophecy even gave a personal name connected with an event that would happen much later (2 Kings 23:15–20). Other examples are Isaiah’s prophecy of Cyrus as a future ruler (Isaiah 44:28; 45:1) and Micah’s prophecy that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2). Prophecies like these give assurance that God is in control…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-92-9. 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 oracles of the heathen. Being publicly…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 13:8

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Decision
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• Jeroboam
• Judgments
• Prophets
• Reproof

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• man of God
• Cast
• Bethel
• Chronicles, Books of
• Iddo
• Jadon
• Jeroboam
• Prophecy; Prophets

Commentaries on 1 Kings 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings