1 Kings 13:22

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“but you went back and ate bread and drank water in the place where He told you not to do so, your body shall never reach the tomb of your fathers.’””

What this verse means

A short, plain-language explanation of 1 Kings 13:22 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.

Compare translations
BSBPD

“but you went back and ate bread and drank water in the place where He told you not to do so, your body shall never reach the tomb of your fathers.’””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the Lord did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“but camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy body shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and turnest back and dost eat bread and drink water in the place of which He said unto thee, Thou dost not eat bread nor drink water--thy carcase cometh not in unto the burying-place of thy fathers.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
Open the full comparison
Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 13:22 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 13:30Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they lamented over him, “Oh, my brother!”
  2. 1 Kings 14:13All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial, because only in him has the LORD, the God of Israel, found any good in the house of Jeroboam.
  3. 2 Chronicles 21:19This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers.
  4. Isaiah 14:18All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.
  5. Jeremiah 22:18Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Keep exploring