1 Kings 13:17

American Standard Version (1901)

for it was said to me by the word of Jehovah, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 20:35 : 35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his fellow by the word of Jehovah, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.
  • 1 Thess 4:15 : 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto the coming of the Lord, shall in no wise precede them that are fallen asleep.
  • 1 Kgs 13:1 : 1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of Jehovah unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 13:7-11
    5 verses
    92%

    7And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.

    8And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place;

    9for so was it charged me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Thou shalt eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that thou camest.

    10So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el.

    11Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them also they told unto their father.

  • 1 Kgs 13:15-16
    2 verses
    87%

    15Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.

    16And 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:

  • 1 Kgs 13:18-23
    6 verses
    84%

    18And he said unto him, I also am a prophet as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread and drink water. [But] he lied unto him.

    19So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.

    20And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of Jehovah came unto the prophet that brought him back;

    21and he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, Forasmuch as thou hast been disobedient unto the mouth of Jehovah, and hast not kept the commandment which Jehovah thy God commanded thee,

    22but camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy body shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.

    23And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, [to wit], for the prophet whom he had brought back.

  • 1 Kgs 17:2-5
    4 verses
    75%

    2And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying,

    3Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

    4And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

    5So he went and did according unto the word of Jehovah; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

  • 1 Kgs 17:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

    8And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying,

  • Judg 13:16
    74%

    16And the angel of Jehovah said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wilt make ready a burnt-offering, thou must offer it unto Jehovah. For Manoah knew not that he was the angel of Jehovah.

  • Deut 2:17
    73%

    17that Jehovah spake unto me, saying,

  • Ezek 12:17
    73%

    17Moreover the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 19:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6And he looked, and, behold, there was at his head a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.

    7And the angel of Jehovah came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for thee.

  • Deut 2:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the highway, I will turn neither unto the right hand nor to the left.

    28Thou shalt sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only let me pass through on my feet,

  • 2 Kgs 2:18
    71%

    18And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?

  • Ezek 17:1
    71%

    1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

  • Jer 13:3
    71%

    3And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying,

  • 2 Kgs 1:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4Now therefore thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

    5And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?

  • Deut 29:6
    71%

    6Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink; that ye may know that I am Jehovah your God.

  • 1 Kgs 18:13
    71%

    13Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of Jehovah, how I hid a hundred men of Jehovah's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

  • 1 Kgs 17:11
    71%

    11And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.

  • Ezek 13:1
    71%

    1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

  • Jer 13:8
    71%

    8Then the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

  • Jer 42:13
    71%

    13But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so that ye obey not the voice of Jehovah your God,

  • Amos 7:16
    71%

    16Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not [thy word] against the house of Isaac;

  • Ezek 24:22
    70%

    22And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.

  • Judg 19:18
    70%

    18And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah unto the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim; from thence am I, and I went to Beth-lehem-judah: and I am [now] going to the house of Jehovah; and there is no man that taketh me into his house.

  • 2 Chr 18:26
    70%

    26and say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

  • Jer 16:1
    70%

    1The word of Jehovah came also unto me, saying,

  • Jer 23:37
    70%

    37Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath Jehovah answered thee? and, What hath Jehovah spoken?

  • Deut 8:3
    70%

    3And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.

  • Gen 24:33
    70%

    33And there was set food before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

  • 1 Sam 28:23
    70%

    23But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, constrained him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.

  • Ezek 3:4
    70%

    4And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.

  • Ezek 14:12
    70%

    12And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

  • Num 20:17
    70%

    17Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy land: we will not pass through field or through vineyard, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go along the king's highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy border.

  • Jer 14:13
    70%

    13Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.