1 Kings 13:16 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 13:16

14 and went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak. Then he said to him, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” And he said, “I am.”

15 Then he said to him, “Come home with me and eat bread.”

16 And he said, ^a“I cannot return with you nor go in with you; neither can I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place.

17 For I have been told ^aby the word of the Lord, ‘You shall not eat bread nor drink water there, nor return by going the way you came.’ ”

18 He said to him, “I too am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.’ ” (He was lying to him.)

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 13:16

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American Standard 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:

Amplified® Bible
He said, I may not return with you or go in with you, neither will I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.

Contemporary English Version
"I can't go back with you," the prophet replied, "and I can't eat or drink anything with you.

Darby English Version
And he said, I cannot return with thee, nor go in with thee; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place.

Good News Bible
But the prophet from Judah answered, "I can't go home with you or accept your hospitality. And I won't eat or drink anything with you here,

King James 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:

New American Standard Bible
He said, "I cannot return with you, nor go with you, nor will I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.

New International Version
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.

New King James Version
And he said, “I cannot return with you nor go in with you; neither can I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He said, "I cannot return with you, nor go with you, nor will I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.

Revised Standard Version
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;

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,

New English Translation
But he replied, “I can’t go back with you¹ or eat and drink² with you in this place.

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