1 Kings 13:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For I have been told by the word of the LORD: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way you came.’””
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“For I have been told by the word of the LORD: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way you came.’””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 13:17 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 13:1Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.
- 1 Kings 20:35Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:15By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.
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