16And he saith, 'I am not able to turn back with thee, and to go in with thee, nor do I eat bread or drink with thee water in this place,


In Context

13 And he saith unto his sons, 'Saddle for me the ass,' and they saddle for him the ass, and he rideth on it,

14 and goeth after the man of God, and findeth him sitting under the oak, and saith unto him, 'Art thou the man of God who hast come from Judah?' and he saith, 'I am.'

15 And he saith unto him, 'Come with me to the house, and eat bread.'

16 And he saith, 'I am not able to turn back with thee, and to go in with thee, nor do I eat bread or drink with thee water in this place,

17 for a word is unto me by the word of Jehovah, Thou dost not eat bread nor drink there water, thou dost not turn back to go in the way in which thou camest.'

18 And he saith to him, 'I also am a prophet like thee, and a messenger spake unto me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Bring him back with thee unto thy house, and he doth eat bread and drink water;' — he hath lied to him.

1 Kings 13:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:16The man of God said, "I cannot turn back and go with you, nor can I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:16And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:16But he said: I must not return, nor go with thee, neither will I eat bread, nor drink water in this place :

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:16And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:16And he said, I cannot return with thee, nor go in with thee; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:16And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:16And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:16He said, |I may not return with you, nor go in with you; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:16And he said, I may not return with you, nor go in with you: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place: