1 Kings 13:8

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.

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  • Num 22:18 : 18 Balaam replied to the servants of Balak,“Even if Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I could not transgress the commandment of the LORD my God to do less or more.
  • Num 24:13 : 13 ‘If Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD to do either good or evil of my own will, but whatever the LORD tells me I must speak’?
  • 1 Kgs 13:16-17 : 16 But he replied,“I can’t go back with you. I am not allowed to eat food or to drink water with you in this place. 17 For an order came to me in the LORD’s message,‘Eat no food. Drink no water there. And do not return by the way you came.’”
  • 2 Kgs 5:16 : 16 But Elisha replied,“As certainly as the LORD lives(whom I serve), I will take nothing from you.” Naaman insisted that he take it, but he refused.
  • 2 Kgs 5:26-27 : 26 Elisha replied,“I was there in spirit when a man turned and got down from his chariot to meet you. This is not the proper time to accept silver or to accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, and male and female servants. 27 Therefore Naaman’s skin disease will afflict you and your descendants forever!” When Gehazi went out from his presence, his skin was as white as snow.
  • Mark 6:11 : 11 If a place will not welcome you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”
  • Mark 6:23 : 23 He swore to her,“Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”
  • 2 Cor 11:9-9 : 9 When I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so. 10 As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be stopped in the regions of Achaia.
  • Exod 5:3 : 3 And they said,“The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Let us go a three-day journey into the wilderness so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, so that he does not strike us with plague or the sword.”
  • Exod 5:6 : 6 That same day Pharaoh commanded the slave masters and foremen who were over the people:
  • Exod 7:2 : 2 You are to speak everything I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh that he must release the Israelites from his land.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 13:9-10
    2 verses
    84%

    9For this is how I was commanded in the LORD’s message,‘Eat no food. Drink no water. And do not return by the way you came.’”

    10So he started back on another road; he did not travel back on the same road he had taken to Bethel.

  • 1 Kgs 13:14-22
    9 verses
    82%

    14and took off after the prophet, whom he found sitting under an oak tree. He asked him,“Are you the prophet from Judah?” He answered,“Yes, I am.”

    15He then said to him,“Come home with me and eat something.”

    16But he replied,“I can’t go back with you. I am not allowed to eat food or to drink water with you in this place.

    17For an order came to me in the LORD’s message,‘Eat no food. Drink no water there. And do not return by the way you came.’”

    18Then the old prophet said,“I too am a prophet like you. And an angel has told me in a message from the LORD,‘Bring him back with you to your house so he can eat food and drink water.’” But he had lied to him.

    19So the prophet went back with him. He ate food in his house and he drank water.

    20While they were sitting at the table, the LORD’s message came to the old prophet who had brought him back.

    21So he cried out to the prophet who had come from Judah,“This is what the LORD has said,‘You have rebelled against the LORD’s instruction and have not obeyed the command the LORD your God gave you.

    22You went back. You ate food. And you drank water in the place of which he had said to you,“Eat no food. Drink no water.” Therefore your corpse will not be buried in your ancestral tomb.’”

  • 1 Kgs 13:7
    81%

    7The king then said to the prophet,“Come home with me and have something to eat, so that I may give you a gift.”

  • 2 Kgs 5:16
    72%

    16But Elisha replied,“As certainly as the LORD lives(whom I serve), I will take nothing from you.” Naaman insisted that he take it, but he refused.

  • 1 Sam 28:23
    71%

    23But he refused, saying,“I won’t eat!” Both his servants and the woman urged him to eat, so he gave in. He got up from the ground and sat down on the bed.

  • 1 Kgs 20:9
    70%

    9So he said to the messengers of Ben Hadad,“Say this to my master, the king,‘I will give you everything you demanded at first from your servant, but I am unable to agree to this latest demand.’” So the messengers went back and gave their report.

  • 2 Chr 25:7
    70%

    7But a prophet visited him and said:“O king, the Israelite troops must not go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel or any of the Ephraimites.

  • Num 22:18
    70%

    18Balaam replied to the servants of Balak,“Even if Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I could not transgress the commandment of the LORD my God to do less or more.

  • Jer 16:8
    69%

    8“‘Do not go to a house where people are feasting and sit down to eat and drink with them either.

  • 2 Kgs 6:22
    69%

    22He replied,“Do not strike them down! You did not capture them with your sword or bow, so what gives you the right to strike them down? Give them some food and water, so they can eat and drink and then go back to their master.”

  • 1 Kgs 18:13
    69%

    13Certainly my master is aware of what I did when Jezebel was killing the LORD’s prophets. I hid one hundred of the LORD’s prophets in two caves in two groups of fifty and I brought them food and water.

  • Deut 2:28
    69%

    28Sell me food for cash so that I can eat and sell me water to drink. Just allow me to go through on foot,

  • 2 Kgs 7:2
    69%

    2An officer who was the king’s right-hand man responded to the prophet,“Look, even if the LORD made it rain by opening holes in the sky, could this happen so soon?” Elisha said,“Look, you will see it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of the food!”

  • 1 Kgs 17:11
    69%

    11As she went to get it, he called out to her,“Please bring me a piece of bread.”

  • Num 24:13
    68%

    13‘If Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD to do either good or evil of my own will, but whatever the LORD tells me I must speak’?

  • Judg 13:16
    68%

    16The LORD’s angel said to Manoah,“If I stay, I will not eat your food. But if you want to make a burnt sacrifice to the LORD, you should offer it.”(He said this because Manoah did not know that he was the LORD’s angel.)

  • 2 Sam 3:35
    68%

    35Then all the people came and encouraged David to eat food while it was still day. But David took an oath saying,“God will punish me severely if I taste bread or anything whatsoever before the sun sets!”

  • 2 Kgs 7:19
    68%

    19But the officer replied to the prophet,“Look, even if the LORD made it rain by opening holes in the sky, could this happen so soon?” Elisha said,“Look, you will see it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of the food!”

  • Isa 3:7
    68%

    7At that time the brother will shout,‘I am no doctor, I have no food or coat in my house; don’t make me a leader of the people!’”

  • 2 Kgs 4:43
    68%

    43But his attendant said,“How can I feed a hundred men with this?” He replied,“Set it before the people so they may eat, for this is what the LORD has said,‘They will eat and have some left over.’”

  • 1 Sam 9:7
    68%

    7So Saul said to his servant,“All right, we can go. But what can we bring the man, since the food in our bags is used up? We have no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?”

  • 2 Kgs 6:3
    68%

    3One of them said,“Please come along with your servants.” He replied,“All right, I’ll come.”

  • Prov 30:8
    68%

    8Remove falsehood and lies far from me; do not give me poverty or riches, feed me with my allotted portion of bread,

  • Luke 10:7
    68%

    7Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they give you, for the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from house to house.

  • 1 Kgs 22:27
    68%

    27Say,‘This is what the king says,“Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I safely return.”’”

  • 1 Chr 17:4
    67%

    4“Go, tell my servant David:‘This is what the LORD says:“You must not build me a house in which to live.

  • 1 Kgs 17:8
    67%

    8The LORD’s message came to him,

  • 2 Chr 18:26
    67%

    26Say,‘This is what the king says:“Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I return safely.”’”

  • 1 Sam 25:11
    67%

    11Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers and give them to these men? I don’t even know where they came from!”

  • 2 Chr 18:17
    67%

    17The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat,“Didn’t I tell you he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster?”

  • Gen 24:33
    67%

    33When food was served, he said,“I will not eat until I have said what I want to say.”“Tell us,” Laban said.

  • Job 22:7
    67%

    7You gave the weary no water to drink and from the hungry you withheld food.

  • 1 Kgs 17:13
    67%

    13Elijah said to her,“Don’t be afraid. Go and do as you planned. But first make me a small cake and bring it to me; then make something for yourself and your son.

  • 2 Kgs 2:2
    67%

    2Elijah told Elisha,“Stay here, for the LORD has sent me to Bethel.” But Elisha said,“As certainly as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.

  • 2 Sam 19:33
    67%

    33So the king said to Barzillai,“Cross over with me, and I will take care of you while you are with me in Jerusalem.”

  • 2 Kgs 4:41
    67%

    41He said,“Get some flour.” Then he threw it into the pot and said,“Now pour some out for the men so they may eat.” There was no longer anything harmful in the pot.

  • 2 Sam 19:36
    67%

    36I will cross the Jordan with the king and go a short distance. Why should the king reward me in this way?

  • 2 Kgs 6:10
    67%

    10So the king of Israel sent a message to the place the prophet had pointed out, warning it to be on its guard. This happened on several occasions.

  • 2 Kgs 5:26
    67%

    26Elisha replied,“I was there in spirit when a man turned and got down from his chariot to meet you. This is not the proper time to accept silver or to accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, and male and female servants.

  • 1 Kgs 20:35
    67%

    35A Prophet Denounces Ahab’s Actions One of the members of the prophetic guild, told his companion a message from the LORD,“Please wound me!” But the man refused to wound him.

  • 2 Kgs 1:9
    67%

    9The king sent a captain and his fifty soldiers to retrieve Elijah. The captain went up to him, while he was sitting on the top of a hill. He told him,“Prophet, the king says,‘Come down!’”