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THE MESSAGE
1 Kings 13:7
Then the king invited the holy man, "Join me for a meal; I have a gift for you."
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then the king declared to the man of God, “Come home with me, refresh yourself, and I’ll give you a reward.”
Then the king declared to the man of God, “Come home with me, refresh yourself, and I’ll give you a reward.”
Hebrew Names Version
The king said to the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.
The king said to the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.
King James Version
And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
English Standard Version
And the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."
And the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."
New Century Version
Then the king said to the man of God, "Please come home and eat with me, and I will give you a gift."
Then the king said to the man of God, "Please come home and eat with me, and I will give you a gift."
New English Translation
The king then said to the prophet, "Come home with me and have something to eat. I'd like to give a present."
The king then said to the prophet, "Come home with me and have something to eat. I'd like to give a present."
Amplified Bible
And the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."
And the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."
New American Standard Bible
Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a gift."
Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a gift."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the King sayde vnto the man of God, Come home with mee, that thou mayest dyne, and I will giue thee a reward.
Then the King sayde vnto the man of God, Come home with mee, that thou mayest dyne, and I will giue thee a reward.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a gift."
Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a gift."
Contemporary English Version
"Come home with me and eat something," Jeroboam said. "I want to give you a gift for what you have done."
"Come home with me and eat something," Jeroboam said. "I want to give you a gift for what you have done."
Complete Jewish Bible
The king then said to the man of God, "Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.
The king then said to the man of God, "Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.
Darby Translation
And the king said to the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a present.
And the king said to the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a present.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the king said to the man of God, "Please come home with me. Come and eat with me. I will give you a gift."
Then the king said to the man of God, "Please come home with me. Come and eat with me. I will give you a gift."
George Lamsa Translation
And the king said to the prophet of God, Come home with me to eat and I will give you presents.
And the king said to the prophet of God, Come home with me to eat and I will give you presents.
Good News Translation
Then the king said to the prophet, "Come home with me and have something to eat. I will reward you for what you have done."
Then the king said to the prophet, "Come home with me and have something to eat. I will reward you for what you have done."
Lexham English Bible
Then the king spoke to the man of God, "Come with me to the house and refresh yourself, that I may give you a gift."
Then the king spoke to the man of God, "Come with me to the house and refresh yourself, that I may give you a gift."
Literal Translation
And the king spoke to the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a gift.
And the king spoke to the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a gift.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the kynge sayde vnto the man of God: Come home with me, and dyne, and I wil geue the a rewarde.
And the kynge sayde vnto the man of God: Come home with me, and dyne, and I wil geue the a rewarde.
American Standard Version
And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
Bible in Basic English
And the king said to the man of God, Come with me to my house for food and rest, and I will give you a reward.
And the king said to the man of God, Come with me to my house for food and rest, and I will give you a reward.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king sayde vnto the man of God: Come home with me, that thou mayest dine, and I will geue thee a reward.
And the king sayde vnto the man of God: Come home with me, that thou mayest dine, and I will geue thee a reward.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king said unto the man of God: 'Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.'
And the king said unto the man of God: 'Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.'
King James Version (1611)
And the king said vnto the man of God, Come home with mee, and refresh thy selfe, and I wil giue thee a reward.
And the king said vnto the man of God, Come home with mee, and refresh thy selfe, and I wil giue thee a reward.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king said to the man of God, Enter with me into the house, and dine, and I will give thee a gift.
And the king said to the man of God, Enter with me into the house, and dine, and I will give thee a gift.
English Revised Version
And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."
Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli the kyng spak to the man of God, Come thou hoom with me, that thou ete, and Y schal yyue yiftis to thee.
Sotheli the kyng spak to the man of God, Come thou hoom with me, that thou ete, and Y schal yyue yiftis to thee.
Young's Literal Translation
And the king speaketh unto the man of God, `Come in with me to the house, and refresh thyself, and I give to thee a gift.'
And the king speaketh unto the man of God, `Come in with me to the house, and refresh thyself, and I give to thee a gift.'
Update Bible Version
And the king said to the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.
And the king said to the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the king said to the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
And the king said to the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
World English Bible
The king said to the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.
The king said to the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.
New King James Version
Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."
Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."
New Living Translation
Then the king said to the man of God, "Come to the palace with me and have something to eat, and I will give you a gift."
Then the king said to the man of God, "Come to the palace with me and have something to eat, and I will give you a gift."
New Life Bible
Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and have something to eat to make yourself strong again. And I will pay you."
Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and have something to eat to make yourself strong again. And I will pay you."
New Revised Standard
Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and dine, and I will give you a gift."
Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and dine, and I will give you a gift."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then spake the king unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, - and let me give thee a present.
Then spake the king unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, - and let me give thee a present.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king said to the man of God: Come home with me to dine, and I will make thee presents.
And the king said to the man of God: Come home with me to dine, and I will make thee presents.
Revised Standard Version
And the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."
And the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."
Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."
Contextual Overview
1And then this happened: Just as Jeroboam was at the Altar, about to make an offering, a holy man came from Judah by God 's command and preached (these were God 's orders) to the Altar: "Altar, Altar! God 's message! ‘A son will be born into David's family named Josiah. The priests from the shrines who are making offerings on you, he will sacrifice—on you! Human bones burned on you!'" At the same time he announced a sign: "This is the proof God gives—the Altar will split into pieces and the holy offerings spill into the dirt." 4When the king heard the message the holy man preached against the Altar at Bethel, he reached out to grab him, yelling, "Arrest him!" But his arm was paralyzed and hung useless. At the same time the Altar broke apart and the holy offerings all spilled into the dirt—the very sign the holy man had announced by God 's command. 6 The king pleaded with the holy man, "Help me! Pray to your God for the healing of my arm." The holy man prayed for him and the king's arm was healed—as good as new! 7 Then the king invited the holy man, "Join me for a meal; I have a gift for you." 8The 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.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
refresh: Genesis 18:5, Judges 13:15, Judges 19:21
I will give: As great men in the East make no presents to equals or inferiors when visited, Sir John Chardin thinks that the king intended by this to treat the prophet as his superior. 1 Samuel 9:7, 1 Samuel 9:8, 2 Kings 5:15, Jeremiah 40:5, Malachi 1:10, Acts 8:18-20, 1 Peter 5:2
Reciprocal: Judges 19:5 - Comfort 1 Kings 14:3 - And take 2 Kings 5:5 - and took
Cross-References
Genesis 13:14
After Lot separated from him, God said to Abram, "Open your eyes, look around. Look north, south, east, and west. Everything you see, the whole land spread out before you, I will give to you and your children forever. I'll make your descendants like dust—counting your descendants will be as impossible as counting the dust of the Earth. So—on your feet, get moving! Walk through the country, its length and breadth; I'm giving it all to you."
After Lot separated from him, God said to Abram, "Open your eyes, look around. Look north, south, east, and west. Everything you see, the whole land spread out before you, I will give to you and your children forever. I'll make your descendants like dust—counting your descendants will be as impossible as counting the dust of the Earth. So—on your feet, get moving! Walk through the country, its length and breadth; I'm giving it all to you."
Genesis 13:18
Abram moved his tent. He went and settled by the Oaks of Mamre in Hebron. There he built an altar to God .
Abram moved his tent. He went and settled by the Oaks of Mamre in Hebron. There he built an altar to God .
Genesis 21:25
At the same time, Abraham confronted Abimelech over the matter of a well of water that Abimelech's servants had taken. Abimelech said, "I have no idea who did this; you never told me about it; this is the first I've heard of it."
At the same time, Abraham confronted Abimelech over the matter of a well of water that Abimelech's servants had taken. Abimelech said, "I have no idea who did this; you never told me about it; this is the first I've heard of it."
Genesis 34:30
Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You've made my name stink to high heaven among the people here, these Canaanites and Perizzites. If they decided to gang up on us and attack, as few as we are we wouldn't stand a chance; they'd wipe me and my people right off the map."
Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You've made my name stink to high heaven among the people here, these Canaanites and Perizzites. If they decided to gang up on us and attack, as few as we are we wouldn't stand a chance; they'd wipe me and my people right off the map."
Nehemiah 5:9
"What you're doing is wrong. Is there no fear of God left in you? Don't you care what the nations around here, our enemies, think of you?
"What you're doing is wrong. Is there no fear of God left in you? Don't you care what the nations around here, our enemies, think of you?
Colossians 4:5
Use your heads as you live and work among outsiders. Don't miss a trick. Make the most of every opportunity. Be gracious in your speech. The goal is to bring out the best in others in a conversation, not put them down, not cut them out.
Use your heads as you live and work among outsiders. Don't miss a trick. Make the most of every opportunity. Be gracious in your speech. The goal is to bring out the best in others in a conversation, not put them down, not cut them out.
Titus 3:3
It wasn't so long ago that we ourselves were stupid and stubborn, dupes of sin, ordered every which way by our glands, going around with a chip on our shoulder, hated and hating back. But when God, our kind and loving Savior God, stepped in, he saved us from all that. It was all his doing; we had nothing to do with it. He gave us a good bath, and we came out of it new people, washed inside and out by the Holy Spirit. Our Savior Jesus poured out new life so generously. God's gift has restored our relationship with him and given us back our lives. And there's more life to come—an eternity of life! You can count on this. I want you to put your foot down. Take a firm stand on these matters so that those who have put their trust in God will concentrate on the essentials that are good for everyone. Stay away from mindless, pointless quarreling over genealogies and fine print in the law code. That gets you nowhere. Warn a quarrelsome person once or twice, but then be done with him. It's obvious that such a person is out of line, rebellious against God. By persisting in divisiveness he cuts himself off. As soon as I send either Artemas or Tychicus to you, come immediately and meet me in Nicopolis. I've decided to spend the winter there. Give Zenas the lawyer and Apollos a hearty send-off. Take good care of them. Our people have to learn to be diligent in their work so that all necessities are met (especially among the needy) and they don't end up with nothing to show for their lives. All here want to be remembered to you. Say hello to our friends in the faith. Grace to all of you.
It wasn't so long ago that we ourselves were stupid and stubborn, dupes of sin, ordered every which way by our glands, going around with a chip on our shoulder, hated and hating back. But when God, our kind and loving Savior God, stepped in, he saved us from all that. It was all his doing; we had nothing to do with it. He gave us a good bath, and we came out of it new people, washed inside and out by the Holy Spirit. Our Savior Jesus poured out new life so generously. God's gift has restored our relationship with him and given us back our lives. And there's more life to come—an eternity of life! You can count on this. I want you to put your foot down. Take a firm stand on these matters so that those who have put their trust in God will concentrate on the essentials that are good for everyone. Stay away from mindless, pointless quarreling over genealogies and fine print in the law code. That gets you nowhere. Warn a quarrelsome person once or twice, but then be done with him. It's obvious that such a person is out of line, rebellious against God. By persisting in divisiveness he cuts himself off. As soon as I send either Artemas or Tychicus to you, come immediately and meet me in Nicopolis. I've decided to spend the winter there. Give Zenas the lawyer and Apollos a hearty send-off. Take good care of them. Our people have to learn to be diligent in their work so that all necessities are met (especially among the needy) and they don't end up with nothing to show for their lives. All here want to be remembered to you. Say hello to our friends in the faith. Grace to all of you.
James 4:1
Where do you think all these appalling wars and quarrels come from? Do you think they just happen? Think again. They come about because you want your own way, and fight for it deep inside yourselves. You lust for what you don't have and are willing to kill to get it. You want what isn't yours and will risk violence to get your hands on it. You wouldn't think of just asking God for it, would you? And why not? Because you know you'd be asking for what you have no right to. You're spoiled children, each wanting your own way. You're cheating on God. If all you want is your own way, flirting with the world every chance you get, you end up enemies of God and his way. And do you suppose God doesn't care? The proverb has it that "he's a fiercely jealous lover." And what he gives in love is far better than anything else you'll find. It's common knowledge that "God goes against the willful proud; God gives grace to the willing humble." So let God work his will in you. Yell a loud no to the Devil and watch him scamper. Say a quiet yes to God and he'll be there in no time. Quit dabbling in sin. Purify your inner life. Quit playing the field. Hit bottom, and cry your eyes out. The fun and games are over. Get serious, really serious. Get down on your knees before the Master; it's the only way you'll get on your feet. Don't bad-mouth each other, friends. It's God's Word, his Message, his Royal Rule, that takes a beating in that kind of talk. You're supposed to be honoring the Message, not writing graffiti all over it. God is in charge of deciding human destiny. Who do you think you are to meddle in the destiny of others? And now I have a word for you who brashly announce, "Today—at the latest, tomorrow—we're off to such and such a city for the year. We're going to start a business and make a lot of money." You don't know the first thing about tomorrow. You're nothing but a wisp of fog, catching a brief bit of sun before disappearing. Instead, make it a habit to say, "If the Master wills it and we're still alive, we'll do this or that." As it is, you are full of your grandiose selves. All such vaunting self-importance is evil. In fact, if you know the right thing to do and don't do it, that, for you, is evil.
Where do you think all these appalling wars and quarrels come from? Do you think they just happen? Think again. They come about because you want your own way, and fight for it deep inside yourselves. You lust for what you don't have and are willing to kill to get it. You want what isn't yours and will risk violence to get your hands on it. You wouldn't think of just asking God for it, would you? And why not? Because you know you'd be asking for what you have no right to. You're spoiled children, each wanting your own way. You're cheating on God. If all you want is your own way, flirting with the world every chance you get, you end up enemies of God and his way. And do you suppose God doesn't care? The proverb has it that "he's a fiercely jealous lover." And what he gives in love is far better than anything else you'll find. It's common knowledge that "God goes against the willful proud; God gives grace to the willing humble." So let God work his will in you. Yell a loud no to the Devil and watch him scamper. Say a quiet yes to God and he'll be there in no time. Quit dabbling in sin. Purify your inner life. Quit playing the field. Hit bottom, and cry your eyes out. The fun and games are over. Get serious, really serious. Get down on your knees before the Master; it's the only way you'll get on your feet. Don't bad-mouth each other, friends. It's God's Word, his Message, his Royal Rule, that takes a beating in that kind of talk. You're supposed to be honoring the Message, not writing graffiti all over it. God is in charge of deciding human destiny. Who do you think you are to meddle in the destiny of others? And now I have a word for you who brashly announce, "Today—at the latest, tomorrow—we're off to such and such a city for the year. We're going to start a business and make a lot of money." You don't know the first thing about tomorrow. You're nothing but a wisp of fog, catching a brief bit of sun before disappearing. Instead, make it a habit to say, "If the Master wills it and we're still alive, we'll do this or that." As it is, you are full of your grandiose selves. All such vaunting self-importance is evil. In fact, if you know the right thing to do and don't do it, that, for you, is evil.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the king said unto the man of God, come home with me, and refresh thyself,.... By eating a meal with him, after such a journey he had taken, and delivered his prophecies, and put up his prayers for the king:
and I will give thee a reward; for his prayers, by means of which his hand was restored to him; but takes no notice of the Lord, the author of this miraculous cure, nor expresses the least degree of thankfulness and gratitude to him.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I will give thee a reward - It was customary to honor a prophet with a gift, if he performed any service that was requested at his hands (see the marginal references).
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Kings 13:7. Come home with me - and I will give thee a reward. — Come and be one of my priests, and I will give thee a proper salary.
