1 Kings 13:9

9 for so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, You shall eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that you came.

1 Kings 13:9 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 13:9

For so it was charged me by the word of the Lord
The command of the Lord, by which he came to Bethel, and cried against the altar there, ( 1 Kings 13:1 1 Kings 13:2 )

saying, eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way
that thou camest:
signifying that no communion was to be had with idolaters, nor any example to be set and followed; but the way to them, and to their idolatry, was to be shunned and avoided.

1 Kings 13:9 In-Context

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, If you will give me half your house, I will not go in with you, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place;

9 for so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, You shall eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that you came.

10 So he went another way, and didn't return by the way that he came to Beit-El.

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