1 Kings 13:17

17 for it was said to me by the word of the Lord: You shall not eat food or drink water there, or return by the way that you came."

1 Kings 13:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 13:17

For it was said to me by the word of the Lord
By the angel that was sent to him, who gave him his message and instructions; which he was persuaded came from the Lord himself, and therefore looked upon himself under obligation to regard them as such:

thou shall eat no bread
the same that he observed to the king, ( 1 Kings 13:9 ) .

1 Kings 13:17 In-Context

15 Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat some food."

16 But he said, "I cannot return with you, or go in with you; nor will I eat food or drink water with you in this place;

17 for it was said to me by the word of the Lord: You shall not eat food or drink water there, or return by the way that you came."

18 Then the other said to him, "I also am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord: Bring him back with you into your house so that he may eat food and drink water." But he was deceiving him.

19 Then the man of God went back with him, and ate food and drank water in his house.