1 Kings 13:7-16
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 13
7Then the king said to the man of God, 'Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a gift.' 8But the man of God said to the king, '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. 9For so it was commanded me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘You shall not eat bread nor drink water, nor return by the way that you came.’?' 10So he went another way and did not return by the way that he had come to Bethel.
11Now an old prophet was living in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the deeds which the man of God had done that day in Bethel; the words which he had spoken to the king, these also they reported to their father.
12And their father said to them, 'Which way did he go?' Now his sons had seen the way that the man of God who came from Judah had gone.
13Then he said to his sons, 'Saddle the donkey for me.' So they saddled the donkey for him and he rode away on it.
14So he went after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak; and he said to him, 'Are you the man of God who came from Judah?' And he said, 'I am.'
15Then he said to him, 'Come home with me and eat bread.'
16But he said, 'I cannot return with you, nor come with you, nor will I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
King James Version
Chapter 13
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 thine 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 the Lord, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest. 10So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Bethel.
11Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.
12And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah.
13And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon,
14And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.
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:
Christian Standard Bible
8But the man of God replied, "If you were to give me half your house, I still wouldn’t go with you, and I wouldn’t eat food or drink water in this place,
9for this is what I was commanded by the word of the Lord: ‘You must not eat food or drink water or go back the way you came.’"
10So he went another way; he did not go back by the way he had come to Bethel.
11Now a certain old prophet was living in Bethel. His son came and told him all the deeds that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. His sons also told their father the words that he had spoken to the king.
12Then their father asked them, "Which way did he go?" His sons had seen the way taken by the man of God who had come from Judah.
13Then he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled the donkey for him, and he got on it.
New Living Translation
8But the man of God said to the king, 'Even if you gave me half of everything you own, I would not go with you. I would not eat or drink anything in this place.
9For the Lord gave me this command: ‘You must not eat or drink anything while you are there, and do not return to Judah by the same way you came.’'
10So he left Bethel and went home another way.
11As it happened, there was an old prophet living in Bethel, and his sons came home and told him what the man of God had done in Bethel that day. They also told their father what the man had said to the king.
12The old prophet asked them, 'Which way did he go?' So they showed their father which road the man of God had taken.
13Quick, saddle the donkey,' the old man said. So they saddled the donkey for him, and he mounted it.
English Standard Version
Chapter 13
7And the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward." 8And the man of God said to the king, "If you give me half your house, I will not go in with you. And I will not eat bread or drink water in this place, 9for so was it commanded me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘You shall neither eat bread nor drink water nor return by the way that you came.’" 10So he went another way and did not return by the way that he came to Bethel.
11Now an old prophet lived in Bethel. And his sons came and told him all that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told to their father the words that he had spoken to the king.
12And their father said to them, "Which way did he go?" And his sons showed him the way that the man of God who came from Judah had gone.
13And he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled the donkey for him and he mounted it.
14And he went after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak. And he said to him, "Are you the man of God who came from Judah?" And he said, "I am."
15Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
16And he said, "I may not return with you, or go in with you, neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place,
New International Version
Chapter 13
7The king said to the man of God, "Come home with me for a meal, and I will give you a gift."
8But the man of God answered the king, "Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water here.
9For I was commanded by the word of the Lord: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came.’ "
10So he took another road and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel.
11Now there was a certain old prophet living in Bethel, whose sons came and told him all that the man of God had done there that day. They also told their father what he had said to the king.
12Their father asked them, "Which way did he go?" And his sons showed him which road the man of God from Judah had taken.
13So he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." And when they had saddled the donkey for him, he mounted it
New King James Version
8But the man of God said to the king, “If you were to give me half your house, I would not go in with you; nor would I eat bread nor drink water in this place.
9For so it was commanded me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘You shall not eat bread, nor drink water, nor return by the same way you came.’ ”
10So he went another way and did not return by the way he came to Bethel.
11Now an old prophet dwelt in Bethel, and 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.
12And their father said to them, “Which way did he go?” For his sons had seen which way the man of God went who came from Judah.
13Then he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him; and he rode on it,
