8But the man of God answered the king, "Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water here.


In Context

5 Also, the altar was split apart and its ashes poured out according to the sign given by the man of God by the word of the Lord .

6 Then the king said to the man of God, "Intercede with the Lord your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored." So the man of God interceded with the Lord , and the king's hand was restored and became as it was before.

7 The king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and have something to eat, and I will give you a gift."

8 But the man of God answered the king, "Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water here.

9 For I was commanded by the word of the Lord : 'You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came.' "

10 So he took another road and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel.

1st Kings 13:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:8And 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:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:8And the man of God answered the king: If thou wouldst give me half thy house I will not go with thee, nor eat bread, nor drink water in this place:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:8And 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;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:8And the man of God said to 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;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:8And 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:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:8And the man of God said to 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:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:8The 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;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:8And the man of God saith unto the king, 'If thou dost give to me the half of thine house, I do not go in with thee, nor do I eat bread, nor do I drink water, in this place;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:8And 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: