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1 Kings 13:8
“The man of God said to the king, "Even if you gave me half of your house, I would not go in with you, neither would I eat bread nor drink water in this place;”
1 Kings 13:8 in the King James Version
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:Read 1 Kings 13:8 in the King James Version →
Verse in context — 1 Kings 13
The king answered the man of God, "Now entreat the favor of Yahweh your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again." The man of God entreated Yahweh, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
The king said to the man of God, "Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.
The man of God said to the king, "Even if you gave me half of your house, I would not go in with you, neither would I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
for so was it commanded me by the word of Yahweh, saying, 'You shall eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that you came.
So he went another way, and didn't return by the way that he came to Bethel.
Cross references for 1 Kings 13:8
- Numbers 24:13
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can't go beyond the word of Yahweh, to do either good or bad of my own mind. I will say what Yahweh says'?
- Numbers 22:18
Balaam answered the servants of Balak, "If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can't go beyond the word of Yahweh my God, to do less or more.
- 2 Kings 5:16
But he said, "As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none." He urged him to take it; but he refused.
- 2 Corinthians 11:9-10
When I was present with you and was in need, I wasn't a burden on anyone, for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my need. In everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and I will continue to do ...
- 1 Kings 13:16-17
He said, "I may not return with you, nor go in with you; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place. For it was said to me by the word of Yahweh, 'You shall eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by th...
- Exodus 7:2
You shall speak all that I command you; and Aaron your brother shall speak to Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.
- Exodus 5:6
The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
- Mark 6:11
Whoever will not receive you nor hear you, as you depart from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony against them. Assuredly, I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment tha...
- Mark 6:23
He swore to her, "Whatever you shall ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.
- Exodus 5:3
They said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh, our God, lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword.
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Solomon’s reign, the temple’s construction, and the kingdom’s division.
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