1 Kings 13:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 13:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 13:17 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 13:17 — KJV
“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. it...: Heb. a word was”
— 1 Kings 13:17 (KJV)
1 Kings 13:17 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 13:17
“For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 13:17: word, lord, eat
“And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. commandments: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 13:17: word, lord, eat
“And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee. to turn...: Heb. revolt against the LORD”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 13:17: lord, shalt, eat
“When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 13:17: lord, eat, bread
“And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 13:17: lord, eat, bread
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