1 Kings 13:7

7 Then the king said to the man of God, "Please come home and eat with me, and I will give you a gift."

1 Kings 13:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 13:7

And the king said unto the man of God, come home with me, and
refresh thyself
By eating a meal with him, after such a journey he had taken, and delivered his prophecies, and put up his prayers for the king:

and I will give thee a reward;
for his prayers, by means of which his hand was restored to him; but takes no notice of the Lord, the author of this miraculous cure, nor expresses the least degree of thankfulness and gratitude to him.

1 Kings 13:7 In-Context

5 The altar also broke into pieces, and its ashes fell to the ground. This was the sign the Lord had told the man of God to give.

6 Then the king said to the man of God, "Please pray to the Lord your God for me, and ask him to heal my arm." So the man of God prayed to the Lord, and the king's arm was healed, becoming as it was before.

7 Then the king said to the man of God, "Please come home and eat with me, and I will give you a gift."

8 But the man of God answered the king, "Even if you gave me half of your kingdom, I would not go with you. I will not eat or drink anything in this place.

9 The Lord commanded me not to eat or drink anything nor to return on the same road by which I came."