1 Kings 13:9

World English Bible (2000)

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.'"

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  • Num 16:26 : 26 He spoke to the congregation, saying, "Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins!"
  • Deut 13:13-18 : 13 Certain base fellows are gone out from the midst of you, and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, "Let us go and serve other gods," which you have not known; 14 then you shall inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is done in the midst of you, 15 you shall surely strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein and its livestock, with the edge of the sword. 16 You shall gather all its spoil into the midst of its street, and shall burn with fire the city, and all its spoil every whit, to Yahweh your God: and it shall be a heap forever; it shall not be built again. 17 Nothing of the devoted thing shall cling to your hand; that Yahweh may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show you mercy, and have compassion on you, and multiply you, as he has sworn to your fathers; 18 when you shall listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to keep all his commandments which I command you this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of Yahweh your God.
  • 1 Sam 15:22 : 22 Samuel said, "Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Yahweh? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.
  • 1 Kgs 13:1 : 1 Behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of Yahweh to Beth El: and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
  • 1 Kgs 13:21-22 : 21 and he cried to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Because you have been disobedient to the mouth of Yahweh, and have not kept the commandment which Yahweh your God commanded you, 22 but came back, and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to you, "Eat no bread, and drink no water;" your body shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.'"
  • Job 23:12 : 12 I haven't gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
  • Ps 141:4 : 4 Don't incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don't let me eat of their delicacies.
  • John 13:17 : 17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
  • John 15:9-9 : 9 Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and remain in his love.
  • John 15:14 : 14 You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.
  • Rom 16:17 : 17 Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.
  • 1 Cor 5:11 : 11 But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner. Don't even eat with such a person.
  • Eph 5:11 : 11 Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
  • 2 John 1:10-11 : 10 If anyone comes to you, and doesn't bring this teaching, don't receive him into your house, and don't welcome him, 11 for he who welcomes him participates in his evil works.
  • Rev 18:4 : 4 I heard another voice from heaven, saying, "Come out of her, my people, that you have no participation in her sins, and that you don't receive of her plagues,

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    92%

    14 He went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak. He said to him, "Are you the man of God who came from Judah?" He said, "I am."

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

    16 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.

    17 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 the way that you came.'"

    18 He said to him, "I also am a prophet as you are; and an angel spoke to me by the word of Yahweh, saying, 'Bring him back with you into your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.'" He lied to him.

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

    20 It happened, as they sat at the table, that the word of Yahweh came to the prophet who brought him back;

    21 and he cried to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Because you have been disobedient to the mouth of Yahweh, and have not kept the commandment which Yahweh your God commanded you,

    22 but came back, and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to you, "Eat no bread, and drink no water;" your body shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.'"

    23 It happened, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back.

  • 1 Kgs 13:10-12
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    10 So he went another way, and didn't return by the way that he came to Bethel.

    11 Now there lived an old prophet in Bethel; and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king.

    12 Their father said to them, "Which way did he go?" Now his sons had seen which way the man of God went, who came from Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 13:7-8
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    84%

    7 The king said to the man of God, "Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."

    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;

  • Deut 2:27-28
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    27 "Let me pass through your land: I will go along by the highway, I will turn neither to the right hand nor to the left.

    28 You shall 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,

  • 1 Kgs 17:8
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    8 The word of Yahweh came to him, saying,

  • Judg 13:16
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    16 The angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, "Though you detain me, I won't eat of your bread; and if you will prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to Yahweh." For Manoah didn't know that he was the angel of Yahweh.

  • 1 Kgs 19:7-8
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    7 The angel of Yahweh came again the second time, and touched him, and said, "Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you."

    8 He arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the Mount of God.

  • Deut 9:9
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    9 When I was gone up onto the mountain to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which Yahweh made with you, then I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights; I did neither eat bread nor drink water.

  • 1 Kgs 17:2-5
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    2 The word of Yahweh came to him, saying,

    3 "Go away from here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

    4 It shall be, that you shall drink of the brook. I have commanded the ravens to feed you there."

    5 So he went and did according to the word of Yahweh; for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

  • 2 Chr 18:26
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    26 and say, 'Thus says 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."'"

  • 1 Kgs 20:9
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    9 Therefore he said to the messengers of Ben Hadad, "Tell my lord the king, 'All that you sent for to your servant at the first I will do; but this thing I cannot do.'" The messengers departed, and brought him back the message.

  • 2 Kgs 6:9
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    9 The man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, "Beware that you not pass such a place; for the Syrians are coming down there."

  • Jer 13:8
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    8 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

  • 2 Kgs 2:18
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    18 They came back to him, while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, "Didn't I tell you, 'Don't go?'"

  • 1 Kgs 22:27
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    27 Say, 'Thus says the king, "Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace."'"

  • 1 Kgs 18:13
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    13 Wasn't it told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of Yahweh, how I hid one hundred men of Yahweh's prophets with fifty to a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

  • Amos 7:12-13
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    12 Amaziah also said to Amos, "You seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:

    13 but don't prophesy again any more at Bethel; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house!"

  • 1 Sam 28:23
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    23 But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, constrained him; and he listened to their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat on the bed.

  • Ezek 24:22
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    22 You shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.

  • Jer 13:3
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    3 The word of Yahweh came to me the second time, saying,

  • 2 Kgs 3:8-9
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    8 He said, "Which way shall we go up?" He answered, "The way of the wilderness of Edom."

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  • Ezek 13:1
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    1 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 17:11
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  • Deut 8:3
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    3 He humbled you, and allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna, which you didn't know, neither did your fathers know; that he might make you know that man does not live by bread only, but by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of Yahweh does man live.

  • 2 Kgs 1:4
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    4 Now therefore thus says Yahweh, "You shall not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but shall surely die."'" Elijah departed.

  • Ezek 3:4
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    4 He said to me, Son of man, go to the house of Israel, and speak my words to them.

  • Deut 29:6
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    6 You have not eaten bread, neither have you drunk wine or strong drink; that you may know that I am Yahweh your God.

  • Ezek 12:17
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    17 Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

  • 2 Chr 25:7
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    7 A man of God came to him, saying, "O king, don't let the army of Israel go with you; for Yahweh is not with Israel, with all the children of Ephraim.

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    33 Food was set before him to eat, but he said, "I will not eat until I have told my message." He said, "Speak on."

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