1 Kings 13:8

Christian Standard Bible ®

But the man of God replied, "If you were to give me half your house, I still wouldn't go with you, and I wouldn't eat bread or drink water in this place,

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
But the man of God said to the king, "If you were to give me half your house, I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But the man of God said to the king, "If you were to give me half your house I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the man of God sayde vnto the king: If thou wouldest geue me halfe thyne house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eate bread, nor drinke water in this place:

New King James Version
But the man of God said to the king, "If you were to give me half your house, I would not go in with you; nor would I eat bread nor drink water in this place.

Literal Translation
And the man of God said to the king, If you would give me the half of your house, I would not go in with you, nor will I eat bread, nor will I drink water in this place.

Easy-to-Read Version
But the man of God said to the king, "I will not go home with you, even if you give me half of your kingdom! I will not eat or drink anything in this place.

Revised Standard Version
And the man of God said to the king, "If you give me half your house, I will not go in with you. And I will not eat bread or drink water in this place;

World English Bible
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;

King James Version (1611)
And the man of God said vnto the king, If thou wilt giue mee halfe thine house, I will not goe in with thee, neither will I eat bread, nor drinke water in this place:

King James Version
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:

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the man of God sayde vnto the kynge: Yf thou geuest me halfe thy house, I wil not come with the: for in this place wyll I nether eate bred, ner drynke water.

THE MESSAGE
The holy man told the king, "Not on your life! You couldn't pay me enough to get me to sit down with you at a meal in this place. I'm here under God 's orders, and he commanded, ‘Don't eat a crumb, don't drink a drop, and don't go back the way you came.'" Then he left by a different road than the one on which he had walked to Bethel.

American Standard Version
And 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;

Bible in Basic English
But the man of God said to the king, Even if you gave me half of all you have, I would not go in with you, and I would not take food or a drink of water in this place;

Update Bible Version
And 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;

Webster's Bible Translation
And 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:

New English Translation
But the prophet said to the king, "Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I could not go with you and eat and drink in this place.

Contemporary English Version
"No, I wouldn't go with you, even if you offered me half of your kingdom. I won't eat or drink here either.

Complete Jewish Bible
But the man of God replied to the king, "Even if you give me half your household, I will not accept your hospitality; nor will I eat food or drink water in this place.

Darby Translation
And 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;

Geneva Bible (1587)
But the man of God saide vnto the King, If thou wouldest giue me halfe thine house, I would not goe in with thee, neither woulde I eate bread nor drinke water in this place.

George Lamsa Translation
And the prophet of God said to him, If you give me half your house, I will not go home with you, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place.

Amplified Bible
But the man of God said to the king, "Even if you were to give me half your house (wealth), I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.

Hebrew Names Version
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;

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And 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.

New Living Translation
But the man of God said to the king, "Even if you gave me half of everything you own, I would not go with you. I would not eat or drink anything in this place.

New Life Bible
But the man of God said to the king, "I would not go with you if you were to give me half your house. I would not eat bread or drink water in this place.

New Revised Standard
But the man of God said to the king, "If you give me half your kingdom, I will not go in with you; nor will I eat food or drink water in this place.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the man of God said to the king, If thou shouldest give me the half of thine house, I would not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread, neither will I drink water in this place; for thus the Lord charged me by his word, saying,

English Revised Version
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:

Berean Standard Bible
But the man of God replied, "If you were to give me half your possessions, I still would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But the man of God said unto the king - If thou wouldst give me the half of thy house, I would not go in with thee, - neither would I eat bread or drink water, in this place;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And 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:

Lexham English Bible
Then the man of God said to the king, "Even if you give to me half of your house I will not come with you, nor will I eat bread or drink water in this place,

English Standard Version
And the man of God said to the king, "If you give me half your house, I will not go in with you. And I will not eat bread or drink water in this place,

New American Standard Bible
But the man of God said to the king, "If you were to give me half your house, I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.

New Century Version
But the man of God answered the king, "Even if you gave me half of your kingdom, I would not go with you. I will not eat or drink anything in this place.

Good News Translation
The prophet answered, "Even if you gave me half of your wealth, I would not go with you or eat or drink anything with you.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the man of God seide to the kyng, Thouy thou schalt yyue to me the half part of thin hows, Y schal not come with thee, nether Y schal ete breed, nether Y schal drynke watir in this place;

Young's Literal Translation
And 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;

Contextual Overview

¹ A man of God came from Judah to Bethel by a revelation from the Lord while Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense. ² The man of God cried out against the altar by a revelation from the Lord : "Altar, altar, this is what the Lord says, ‘A son will be born to the house of David, named Josiah, and he will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who are burning incense on you. Human bones will be burned on you.'" ³ He gave a sign that day. He said, "This is the sign that the Lord has spoken: ‘The altar will now be ripped apart, and the ashes that are on it will be poured out.'" ⁴ When the king heard the word that the man of God had cried out against the altar at Bethel, Jeroboam stretched out his hand from the altar and said, "Arrest him!" But the hand he stretched out against him withered, and he could not pull it back to himself. ⁵ The altar was ripped apart, and the ashes poured from the altar, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the Lord . ⁶ Then the king responded to the man of God, "Plead for the favor of the Lord your God and pray for me so that my hand may be restored to me." So the man of God pleaded for the favor of the Lord , and the king's hand was restored to him and became as it had been at first. ⁷ Then the king declared to the man of God, "Come home with me, refresh yourself, and I'll give you a reward." ⁸ But the man of God replied, "If you were to give me half your house, I still wouldn't go with you, and I wouldn't eat bread or drink water in this place, ⁹ for this is what I was commanded by the word of the Lord : ‘You must not eat bread or drink water or go back the way you came.'" ¹⁰ So he went another way; he did not go back by the way he had come to Bethel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

If: Numbers 22:18, Numbers 24:13, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 5:6, Exodus 7:2, Mark 6:23

go: 2 Kings 5:16, 2 Kings 5:26, 2 Kings 5:27, Mark 6:11, 2 Corinthians 11:9, 2 Corinthians 11:10

Reciprocal: Genesis 14:23 - That I Deuteronomy 9:9 - I neither 1 Kings 13:16 - General 1 Kings 18:4 - bread and water Ezekiel 18:11 - eaten

Cross-References

Genesis 13:2
Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.

Genesis 13:3
He went by stages from the Negev to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been,

Genesis 13:6
But the land was unable to support them as long as they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they could not stay together,

Genesis 13:7
and there was quarreling between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.

Genesis 13:9
Isn't the whole land before you? Separate from me: if you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left."

Genesis 13:11
So Lot chose the entire Jordan Valley for himself. Then Lot journeyed eastward, and they separated from each other.

Genesis 13:14
After Lot had separated from him, the Lord said to Abram, "Look from the place where you are. Look north and south, east and west,

Genesis 13:17
Get up and walk around the land, through its length and width, for I will give it to you."

Genesis 13:18
So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the Lord .

Genesis 45:24
So Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, "Don't argue on the way."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the man of God said unto the king,.... In answer to his civility to him, to assure him it was not out of contempt to him, or ill will to him, or slight of his favour, but in obedience to the will of God:

if thou wilt give half of thine house; of the riches in it, and even of his kingdom:

I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place; this idolatrous place; the reason follows.