1 Kings 13:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For 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.”
1 Kings 13:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 13:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 13:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“for so was it commanded me by Yahweh’s word, saying, ‘You shall eat no bread, drink no water, and don’t return by the way that you came.’””
1 Kings 13:9 — World English Bible
1 Kings 13:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“for 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. ”
1 Kings 13:9 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 13:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for 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.'”
1 Kings 13:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 13:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“for 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. ”
1 Kings 13:9 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 13:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For so was it charged mee by the worde of the Lord, saying, Eate no bread nor drinke water, nor turne againe by the same way that thou camest.”
1 Kings 13:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 13:9 in Context — 1 Kings 13
7 And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
8 And 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:
9 For 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.
10 So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth–el.
11 Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth–el; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth–el: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.
What Does 1 Kings 13:9 Mean?
1 Kings 13:9 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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