8 But the man of God said to the king, ^a“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.  ‡

9 For so it was commanded me by the word of the Lord, saying, ^a‘You shall not eat bread, nor drink water, nor return by the same way you came.’ ”  ‡

11 Now an ^aold prophet dwelt in Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel; they also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king.  ‡

12 And their father said to them, “Which way did he go?” For his sons¹ had seen which way the man of God went who came from Judah.  ‡