1 Kings 13:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For it was said to me by the word of the Lord, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.”
1 Kings 13:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 13:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 13:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.’””
1 Kings 13:17 — World English Bible
1 Kings 13:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“for it was said to me by the word of Jehovah, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest. ”
1 Kings 13:17 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 13:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for a word <FI>is<Fi> 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.'”
1 Kings 13:17 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 13:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For it was said to me by the word of Jehovah, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou wentest. ”
1 Kings 13:17 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 13:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For it was charged me by the word of the Lord, saying, Thou shalt eate no bread, nor drinke water there, nor turne againe to goe by the way that thou wentest.”
1 Kings 13:17 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 13:17 in Context — 1 Kings 13
15 Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
16 And 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:
17 For it was said to me by the word of the Lord, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.
18 He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the Lord, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
19 So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.
What Does 1 Kings 13:17 Mean?
1 Kings 13:17 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 13. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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