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1 Kings 13:8

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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:

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  1. 1 Kings 13:6

    And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.

  2. 1 Kings 13:7

    And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.

  3. 1 Kings 13:9

    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.

  4. 1 Kings 13:10

    So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth–el.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.