1 Kings 13:19

Translations

Modern

…but the man of God went back with him, ate bread in his house, and drank water.

Traditional

So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.

Literal

And he went back with him and ate bread in his house, and he drank water.

Latin

…et reduxit secum: comedit ergo panem in domo ejus, et bibit aquam.

Original

Hebrew

English

…but the man of God went back with him, ate bread in his house, and drank water.

Notes

1 Kings 13:11–19

The old prophet had his reasons for finding the man of God, but he lied about getting a message from God through an angel. The man of God knew the old prophet's request went against God's instructions (1 Kings 13:8–10, 16–17; compare Galatians 1:8).

Theme notes and profiles

Jeroboam I Prophets in 1 Kings

Events

Reign of Jeroboam I

Related verses

Deuteronomy 18:20
But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.”
Deuteronomy 13:5
Such a prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he has advocated rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery; he has tried to turn you from the way in which the LORD your God has commanded you to walk. So you must purge the evil from among you.
Deuteronomy 13:1
If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,
2 Peter 2:18–19
With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
1 Kings 13:9
For this is what I was commanded by the word of the LORD: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came.’”
Acts 4:19
But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
Deuteronomy 13:3
…you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

Glossary

False Prophets Kings, Books of First and Second Prophets, False

Topics

Christian Minister: The Old Prophet of Beth-El Falsehood: The Old Prophet of Beth-El Who Misguided the Prophet of Judah Judgments: The Prophet of Judah, for Disobedience Offense: Old Prophet Temptation: The Old Prophet of Beth-El, the Prophet of Judah Temptation: Yielding to The Prophet of Judah Water was Used by Jews: As Their Principal Beverage

1 Kings 13:19

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