1 Kings 13:8

The NET Bible®

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.

Parallel Translations

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 food 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;

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:

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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;

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.

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.

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.

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,

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.

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.

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;

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:

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.

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:

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.

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;

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:

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;

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.

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.

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:

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;

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.

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.

Contextual Overview

¹ Just then a prophet from Judah, sent by the Lord , arrived in Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice. ² With the authority of the Lord he cried out against the altar, "O altar, altar! This is what the Lord says, ‘Look, a son named Josiah will be born to the Davidic dynasty. He will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who offer sacrifices on you. Human bones will be burned on you.'" ³ That day he also announced a sign, "This is the sign the Lord has predetermined: The altar will be split open and the ashes on it will fall to the ground." ⁴ When the king heard what the prophet cried out against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam, standing at the altar, extended his hand and ordered, "Seize him!" The hand he had extended shriveled up and he could not pull it back. ⁵ The altar split open and the ashes fell from the altar to the ground, in fulfillment of the sign the prophet had announced with the Lord 's authority. ⁶ The king pled with the prophet, "Seek the favor of the Lord your God and pray for me, so that my hand may be restored." So the prophet sought the Lord 's favor and the king's hand was restored to its former condition. ⁷ The king then said to the prophet, "Come home with me and have something to eat. I'd like to give a present." ⁸ 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. ⁹ For the Lord gave me strict orders, ‘Do not eat or drink there and do not go home the way you came.'" ¹⁰ So he started back on another road; he did not travel back on the same road he had taken 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
(Now Abram was very wealthy in livestock, silver, and gold.)

Genesis 13:3
And he journeyed from place to place from the Negev as far as Bethel. He returned to the place where he had pitched his tent at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai.

Genesis 13:6
But the land could not support them while they were living side by side. Because their possessions were so great, they were not able to live alongside one another.

Genesis 13:7
So there were quarrels between Abram's herdsmen and Lot's herdsmen. (Now the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at that time.)

Genesis 13:9
Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself now from me. If you go to the left, then I'll go to the right, but if you go to the right, then I'll go to the left."

Genesis 13:11
Lot chose for himself the whole region of the Jordan and traveled toward the east. So the relatives separated from each other.

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

Genesis 13:17
Get up and walk throughout the land, for I will give it to you."

Genesis 13:18
So Abram moved his tents and went to live by the oaks of Mamre in Hebron, and he built an altar to the Lord there.

Genesis 45:24
Then he sent his brothers on their way and they left. He said to them, "As you travel don't be overcome with fear."

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.