1 Kings 13:17

17 for it was said to me 1by the word of the LORD, 'You shall neither eat bread nor drink water there, nor return by the way that you came.'"

1 Kings 13:17 In-Context

15 Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
16 And 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,
17 for it was said to me by the word of the LORD, 'You shall neither eat bread nor drink water there, nor return by the way that you came.'"
18 And he said to him, "I also am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, 'Bring him back with you into your house that he may eat bread and drink water.'" But he lied to him.
19 So he went back with him and ate bread in his house and drank water.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 1 Kings 20:35; 1 Thessalonians 4:15
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