1 Kings 13:7

1 Kings 13:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
• New International Version (NIV)The king said to the man of God, “Come home with me for a meal, and I will give you a gift.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”

Context of 1 Kings 13:7

5The altar also was torn to pieces and the ashes were poured out from the altar, in accordance with the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord. 6And the king responded and said to the man of God, “Please appease the Lord your God and pray for me, so that my hand may be restored to me.” So the man of God appeased the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored to him, and it became as it was before. Then the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a gift.” 8But the man of God said to the king, “If you were to give me half your house, I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place. 9For so it was commanded me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘You shall not eat bread nor drink water, nor return by the way that you came.’”

1 Kings 13:7 word by word

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶל־אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים בֹּאָה־אִתִּ֥י הַבַּ֖יְתָה וּֽסְעָ֑דָה וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה לְךָ֖ מַתָּֽת׃Read the interlinear

• Then the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• saidדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• to the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• Comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• homeבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• with me and refreshסָעַדsâ‛ad · to supportH5582
• I will giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• you a giftמַתַּתmattâth · giftH4991

Cross-references for 1 Kings 13:7

• Genesis 18:5and I will bring a piece of bread, so that you may refresh yourselves; after that you may go on, since you have visited your servant.” And they said, “So do as you have said.”
• Judges 13:15Then Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “Please let us detain you so that we may prepare a young goat for you.”
• Judges 19:21So he took him into his house and fed the donkeys, and they washed their feet and ate and drank.
• 1 Samuel 9:7Then Saul said to his servant, “But look, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is gone from our sacks and there is no gift to bring to the man of God. What do we have?”
• 2 Kings 5:15Then he returned to the man of God with all his company, and came and stood before him. And he said, “Behold now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel; so please accept a gift from your servant now.”
• Jeremiah 40:5As Jeremiah was still not going back, he said, “Go on back then to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people; or else go anywhere it seems right for you to go.” So the captain of the bodyguard gave him a ration and a gift, and let him go.
• Malachi 1:10“If only there were one among you who would shut the gates, so that you would not kindle fire on My altar for nothing! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of armies, “nor will I accept an offering from your hand.
• Acts 8:18Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
• 1 Peter 5:2shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not with greed but with eagerness;

Commentaries on 1 Kings 13:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Come home with me - and I will give thee a reward - Come and be one of my priests, and I will give thee a proper salary.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7I will give thee a reward - It was customary to honor a prophet with a gift, if he performed any service that was requested at his hands (see the marginal references).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7refresh yourself: In ancient Near Eastern culture, when a king showed gratitude and offered hospitality, it also meant approval and friendship (1 Kings 13:19; see Genesis 24:52–54).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 13:7

• Afflictions and Adversities
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In the dictionaries

• God
• man of God
• Cast
• Bethel
• Chronicles, Books of
• Iddo
• Jadon
• Jeroboam
• Prophecy; Prophets
• Refresh; Refreshing

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