1 Kings 13:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But the man of God replied to the king, 'Even if you were to give me half your house, I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.'

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the man of God said to the king, If you will give me half your house, I will not go in with you, nor will I eat bread or drink water in this place:

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the man{H376} of God{H430} said{H559} unto the king,{H4428} If thou wilt give{H5414} me half{H2677} thy house,{H1004} I will not go in{H935} with thee, neither will I eat{H398} bread{H3899} nor drink{H8354} water{H4325} in this place;{H4725}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the man{H376} of God{H430} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the king{H4428}, If thou wilt give{H5414}{(H8799)} me half{H2677} thine house{H1004}, I will not go in{H935}{(H8799)} with thee, neither will I eat{H398}{(H8799)} bread{H3899} nor drink{H8354}{(H8799)} water{H4325} in this place{H4725}:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But the man of God sayde vnto the kynge: Yf thou geuest me halfe thy house, I wil not come with the: for in this place wyll I nether eate bred, ner drynke water.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But the man of God saide vnto the King, If thou wouldest giue me halfe thine house, I would not goe in with thee, neither woulde I eate bread nor drinke water in this place.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the man of God sayde vnto the king: If thou wouldest geue me halfe thyne house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eate bread, nor drinke water in this place:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The man of God said to the king, If you will give me half your house, I will not go in with you, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the man of God saith unto the king, `If thou dost give to me the half of thine house, I do not go in with thee, nor do I eat bread, nor do I drink water, in this place;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But the prophet said to the king,“Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I would not go with you. I am not allowed to eat food or drink water in this place.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 22:18 : 18 But Balaam answered Balak's servants, 'Even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the command of the LORD my God to do anything small or great.'
  • Num 24:13 : 13 'Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go against the command of the LORD, to do anything good or bad of my own will. What the LORD says, that I will speak.'
  • 1 Kgs 13:16-17 : 16 But the man of God replied, 'I cannot go back with you, nor can I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.' 17 'For I was commanded by the word of the LORD: You must not eat bread or drink water there, nor return by the way you went.'
  • 2 Kgs 5:16 : 16 But Elisha replied, 'As surely as the LORD lives, whom I serve, I will not accept a thing.' Even though Naaman urged him, he refused.
  • 2 Kgs 5:26-27 : 26 But Elisha said to him, 'Was my spirit not with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money or accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, male servants, and female servants?' 27 Naaman’s leprosy will cling to you and to your descendants forever.' Then Gehazi went out from Elisha's presence, leprous, as white as snow.
  • Mark 6:11 : 11 If any place will not welcome you or listen to you, as you leave, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them. Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
  • Mark 6:23 : 23 And he promised her with an oath, 'Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.'
  • 2 Cor 11:9-9 : 9 And when I was with you and needed something, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed. I have kept and will continue to keep myself from being a burden to you in any way. 10 As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.
  • Exod 5:3 : 3 Then they said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God, or he may strike us with plague or with the sword."
  • Exod 5:6 : 6 That same day Pharaoh gave this order to the slave drivers and overseers in charge of the people:
  • Exod 7:2 : 2 You shall speak everything I command you, and your brother Aaron will speak to Pharaoh, so that he may let the Israelites go out of his land.

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    9 'For this is the command the LORD gave me by His word: You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came.'

    10 So he went another way and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel.

  • 1 Kgs 13:14-22
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    82%

    14 He went after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak tree. He asked him, 'Are you the man of God who came from Judah?' He replied, 'I am.'

    15 Then the prophet said to him, 'Come home with me and eat some food.'

    16 But the man of God replied, 'I cannot go back with you, nor can I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.'

    17 'For I was commanded by the word of the LORD: You must not eat bread or drink water there, nor return by the way you went.'

    18 The old prophet answered, 'I too am a prophet, like you. An angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, "Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water."' But he was lying to him.

    19 So the man of God returned with him, ate bread in his house, and drank water.

    20 While they were sitting at the table, the word of the LORD came to the prophet who had brought him back,

    21 and he cried out to the man of God who had come from Judah, 'This is what the LORD says: Because you have defied the word of the LORD and have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you,

    22 'but you went back and ate bread and drank water in the place where He told you not to eat or drink, your body will not be buried in the tomb of your ancestors.'

  • 1 Kgs 13:7
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    7 The king said to the man of God, 'Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.'

  • 2 Kgs 5:16
    72%

    16 But Elisha replied, 'As surely as the LORD lives, whom I serve, I will not accept a thing.' Even though Naaman urged him, he refused.

  • 1 Sam 28:23
    71%

    23 But he refused and said, "I will not eat." However, his servants together with the woman urged him, and he listened to them. He got up from the ground and sat on the bed.

  • 1 Kgs 20:9
    70%

    9 So he replied to Ben-Hadad's messengers, 'Tell my lord the king: I will do what you originally demanded of me, but this I cannot do.' The messengers left and reported back to Ben-Hadad.

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    70%

    7 But a man of God came to him and said, 'O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the people of Ephraim.'

  • Num 22:18
    70%

    18 But Balaam answered Balak's servants, 'Even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the command of the LORD my God to do anything small or great.'

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    69%

    8 Do not enter a house where feasting is taking place to sit with them, to eat and drink.

  • 2 Kgs 6:22
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    22 Elisha answered, "Do not kill them. Would you kill those you have captured with your sword or bow? Set food and water before them so they can eat and drink and then return to their master."

  • 1 Kgs 18:13
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    13 Has it not been reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel was killing the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred of the LORD's prophets in two caves, fifty in each, and supplied them with bread and water.

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    69%

    28 You can sell me food for silver so that I may eat, and give me water for silver so that I may drink. Only let me pass through on foot—

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    69%

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  • 1 Kgs 17:11
    69%

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  • Num 24:13
    68%

    13 'Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go against the command of the LORD, to do anything good or bad of my own will. What the LORD says, that I will speak.'

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    68%

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    68%

    35 Then the people came to urge David to eat something while it was still day. But David took an oath, saying, 'May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets.'

  • 2 Kgs 7:19
    68%

    19 The officer had answered the man of God, "Look, even if the Lord were to open the floodgates of the heavens, could this happen?" The man of God had replied, "You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!"

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    68%

    7 But he will say in that day, ‘I will not be a healer. I have no food or clothing in my house. Do not appoint me as the ruler of the people.’

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    68%

    43 His servant replied, 'How can I set this before a hundred men?' But Elisha said, 'Give it to the people to eat. For this is what the LORD says: “They will eat and have some left over.”'

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    3 Then one of them said, "Please come with your servants." And he answered, "I will go."

  • Prov 30:8
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    7 Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move from house to house.

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    68%

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    8 Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

  • 2 Chr 18:26
    67%

    26 And say, "This is what the king says: Put this man in prison and give him nothing but bread and water until I return safely."

  • 1 Sam 25:11
    67%

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    67%

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    67%

    7 You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

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    67%

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