1 Kings 13:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But he said, I may not go back with you or go into your house; and I will not take food or a drink of water with you in this place;

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  • 1 Kgs 13:8-9 : 8 But the man of God said to the king, Even if you gave me half of all you have, I would not go in with you, and I would not take food or a drink of water in this place; 9 For so I was ordered by the word of the Lord, who said, You are not to take food or a drink of water, and you are not to go back the way you came.
  • Matt 4:10 : 10 Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.
  • Matt 16:23 : 23 But he, turning to Peter, said, Get out of my way, Satan: you are a danger to me because your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.
  • Gen 3:1-3 : 1 Now the snake was wiser than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God truly said that you may not take of the fruit of any tree in the garden? 2 And the woman said, We may take of the fruit of the trees in the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, If you take of it or put your hands on it, death will come to you.
  • Num 22:13 : 13 In the morning Balaam got up and said to the chiefs of Balak, Go back to your land, for the Lord will not let me go with you.
  • Num 22:19 : 19 So take your rest here this night, till I have knowledge what more the Lord has to say to me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 87%

    17 For the Lord said to me, You are not to take food or water there, or go back again by the way you came.

    18 Then he said to him, I am a prophet like you; and an angel said to me by the word of the Lord, Take him back with you and give him food and water. But he said false words to him.

    19 So he went back with him, and had a meal in his house and a drink of water.

    20 But while they were seated at the table, the word of the Lord came to the prophet who had taken him back;

    21 And crying out to the man of God who came from Judah, he said, The Lord says, Because you have gone against the voice of the Lord, and have not done as you were ordered by the Lord,

    22 But have come back, and have taken food and water in this place where he said you were to take no food or water; your dead body will not be put to rest with your fathers.

    23 Now after the meal he made ready the ass for him, for the prophet whom he had taken back.

  • 83%

    7 And the king said to the man of God, Come with me to my house for food and rest, and I will give you a reward.

    8 But the man of God said to the king, Even if you gave me half of all you have, I would not go in with you, and I would not take food or a drink of water in this place;

    9 For so I was ordered by the word of the Lord, who said, You are not to take food or a drink of water, and you are not to go back the way you came.

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

  • 15 Then he said to him, Come back to the house with me and have a meal.

  • Num 10:30-31
    2 verses
    74%

    30 But he said, I will not go with you, I will go back to the land of my birth and to my relations.

    31 And he said, Do not go from us; for you will be eyes for us, guiding us to the right places in the waste land to put up our tents.

  • 23 But he would not, saying, I have no desire for food. But his servants, together with the woman, made him take food, and he gave way to them. So he got up from the earth, and took his seat on the bed.

  • 8 And you are not to go into the house of feasting, or be seated with them to take food or drink.

  • Deut 2:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27 Let me go through your land: I will keep to the highway, not turning to the right or to the left;

    28 Let me have food, at a price, for my needs, and water for drinking: only let me go through on foot;

  • 18 Do not go away till I come with my offering and put it before you. And he said, I will not go away before you come back.

  • 18 And he said to him, We are on our way from Beth-lehem-judah to the inmost parts of the hill-country of Ephraim: I came from there and went to Beth-lehem-judah: now I am on my way back to my house, but no man will take me into his house.

  • 15 And Moses said, If you yourself are not going with us, do not send us on from here.

  • 16 But he said, By the life of the Lord whose servant I am, I will take nothing from you. And he did his best to make him take it but he would not.

  • 3 And one of them said, Be pleased to go with your servants. And he said, I will go.

  • 33 And meat was put before him, but he said, I will not take food till I have made my business clear to you. And they said, Do so.

  • 26 And Samuel said to Saul, I will not go back with you: for you have put away from you the word of the Lord, and the Lord has put you from your place as king over Israel.

  • Jer 42:13-14
    2 verses
    70%

    13 But if you say, We have no desire to go on living in this land; and do not give ear to the voice of the Lord your God,

    14 Saying, No, but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we will not see war, or be hearing the sound of the horn, or be in need of food; there we will make our living-place;

  • 16 And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, Though you keep me I will not take of your food; but if you will make a burned offering, let it be offered to the Lord. For it had not come into Manoah's mind that he was the angel of the Lord.

  • 3 Go up to that land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up among you, for you are a stiff-necked people, for fear that I send destruction on you while you are on the way.

  • 39 And I said to my master, What if the woman will not come with me?

  • 9 When I had gone up into the mountain to be given the stones on which was recorded the agreement which the Lord made with you, I was on the mountain for forty days and forty nights without taking food or drinking water.

  • 6 You have had no bread, or wine, or strong drink: so that you might see that I am the Lord your God.

  • 13 In the morning Balaam got up and said to the chiefs of Balak, Go back to your land, for the Lord will not let me go with you.

  • 3 Truly, I will not come into my house, or go to my bed,

  • Num 20:17-18
    2 verses
    69%

    17 Let us now go through your land: we will not go into field or vine-garden, or take the water of the springs; we will go by the highway, not turning to the right or to the left, till we have gone past the limits of your land.

    18 And Edom said, You are not to go through my land, for if you do I will come out against you with the sword.

  • 11 Am I to take my bread and my wine and the meat I have got ready for my wool-cutters and give it to men coming from I have no idea where?

  • 7 Then he will say with an oath, I will not be a helper, for in my house there is no bread or clothing: I will not let you make me a ruler of the people.

  • 20 It was only yesterday you came to us; why then am I to make you go up and down with us? for I have to go where I may; go back then, and take your countrymen with you, and may the Lord's mercy and good faith be with you.

  • 2 And Elijah said to Elisha, Come no farther for the Lord has sent me to Beth-el. But Elisha said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not be parted from you. So they went down to Beth-el.

  • 9 So he said to the representatives of Ben-hadad, Say to my lord the king, All the orders you sent the first time I will do; but this thing I may not do. And the representatives went back with this answer.

  • 42 And the Lord said to me, Say to them, Do not go up to the attack; for I am not among you, and you will be overcome by those who are against you.

  • 4 Then Elijah said to him, Come no farther, for the Lord has sent me to Jericho. But he said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not be parted from you. So they went on to Jericho.

  • 16 But if he says to you, I have no desire to go away from you; because you and your family are dear to him and he is happy with you;

  • 20 And the old man said, Peace be with you; let all your needs be my care; only do not take your rest in the street.

  • 10 He will not come back to his house, and his place will have no more knowledge of him.

  • 29 Saying, Our family is making an offering in the town, and my brothers have given me orders to be there: so now, if I have grace in your eyes, let me go away and see my brothers. This is why he has not come to the king's table.

  • 6 Then Elijah said to him, Come no farther, for the Lord has sent me to Jordan. But he said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not be parted from you. So they went on together.

  • 12 But his master said to him, We will not go out of our way into a strange town, whose people are not of the children of Israel; but we will go on to Gibeah.

  • 7 But a man of God came to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with you; for the Lord is not with Israel, that is, the children of Ephraim.