The man of God said to the king, “Even if you gave me half of your house, I would not go in with you, neither would I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
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The man of God said to the king, “Even if you gave me half of your house, I would not go in with you, neither would I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
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And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:
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And the man of God said unto the king: 'If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place.
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Passages linked to 1 Kings 13:8 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Numbers 24:13 ‘If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond Yahweh’s word, to do either good or bad from my own mind. I will say what Yahweh says’?
- Numbers 22:18 Balaam answered the servants of Balak, “If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond the word of Yahweh my God, to do less or more.
- Exodus 5:3 They said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh, our God, lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword.”
- Exodus 5:6 The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their officers, saying,
- Exodus 7:2 You shall speak all that I command you; and Aaron your brother shall speak to Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.
- 1 Kings 13:16-17 He said, “I may not return with you, nor go in with you. I will not eat bread or drink water with you in this place. For it was said to me by Yahweh’s word, ‘You shall eat no bread or drink water there, and don’t turn again to go by the way that you came.’ ”
- 2 Kings 5:16 But he said, “As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none.” He urged him to take it; but he refused.
- 2 Kings 5:26-27 He said to him, “Didn’t my heart go with you, when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive groves and vineyards, and sheep and cattle, and male servants and female servants? Therefore the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and to your offspring forever.” He went out from his presence a leper, as white as snow.
- Mark 6:11 Whoever will not receive you nor hear you, as you depart from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony against them. Assuredly, I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!”
- Mark 6:23 He swore to her, “Whatever you shall ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.”
- 2 Corinthians 11:9-10 When I was present with you and was in need, I wasn’t a burden on anyone, for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my need. In everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and I will continue to do so. As the truth of Christ is in me, no one will stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 13:8 And the man of God said unto…
1Ki 13:8 And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:
Ver. 8. If thou wilt give me half thine house.] We must not be bribed out of our innocency; but reject the devil’s offers, though never so large; as Luther did a cardinalship, and as Pellican did the bishop’s silver bowl, sent him for a token.
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“ Hem! Germana illa bestia non curat aurum! ”
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the man of God said unto the king,....…
And the man of God said unto the king,.... In answer to his civility to him, to assure him it was not out of contempt to him, or ill will to him, or slight of his favour, but in obedience to the will of God:
if thou wilt give half of thine house; of the riches in it, and even of his kingdom:
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I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place; this idolatrous place; the reason follows.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain With thee. He considers the king as one excommunicated,…
With thee. He considers the king as one excommunicated, the he must thus be induced to repent. (Salien)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 8. Half thine house — Compare the similar declaration…
8. Half thine house — Compare the similar declaration of Balaam, Num_22:18; Num_24:13.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 8. neither will I eat bread nor drink water]…
8. neither will I eat bread nor drink water] There was to be no, communion between the idolaters and the worshippers of Jehovah; and this is strongly marked by the refusal of the prophet even to taste food with the king, which he tells him was the command of the Lord.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And the man of God said unto the king,…
And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house cf., Num_22:18, of which, however, there is hardly a reminiscence. Obviously, half the contents or wealth of thy house I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 half your possessions
half your possessions
"half of your house"
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You will eat no bread nor drink water, nor return by the way that you came
"Do not eat bread, drink water, or return by the way that you came"
left another way
"went a different way"
translationWords
God
possess
Yahweh
command
word
bread
Bethel
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