9for so was it commanded me by the word of Yahweh, saying, 'You shall eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that you came.'|


In Context

6 The king answered the man of God, |Now entreat the favor of Yahweh your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again.| The man of God entreated Yahweh, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.

7 The king said to the man of God, |Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.|

8 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;

9 for so was it commanded me by the word of Yahweh, saying, 'You shall eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that you came.'|

10 So he went another way, and didn't return by the way that he came to Bethel.

11 Now there lived an old prophet in Bethel; and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king.

1 Kings 13:9 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:9For I was commanded by the word of the Lord : 'You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came.' "

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:9For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:9For so it was enjoined me by the word of the Lord commanding me: Thou shalt not eat bread nor drink water, nor return by the same way that thou camest.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:9for so was it charged me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Thou shalt eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that thou camest.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:9for so was it charged me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Thou shalt eat no bread, nor drink water, nor return by the way that thou shalt go.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:9for so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Thou shalt eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that thou camest.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:9For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:9for so He commanded me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Thou dost not eat bread nor drink water, nor turn back in the way that thou hast come.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:9For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that you came.