1 Kings 13:16

16 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;

1 Kings 13:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 13:16

And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee,
&c.] Into the city, and into his house in it, being such an idolatrous place, and especially being forbidden of God:

neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place;
he was resolute and determined to abide by the commandment of the Lord, though there is reason to believe that he was now both hungry and thirsty.

1 Kings 13:16 In-Context

14 And went after the man of God, and came up with him while he was seated under an oak-tree. And he said to him, Are you the man of God who came from Judah? And he said, I am.

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

16 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;

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.