1 Kings 13:7 “Then the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh y…”

1 Kings 13:7

Then the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

The king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the King sayde vnto the man of God, Come home with mee, that thou mayest dyne, and I will giue thee a reward.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

And the king speaketh unto the man of God, 'Come in with me to the house, and refresh thyself, and I give to thee a gift.'

Bible in Basic English

And the king said to the man of God, Come with me to my house for food and rest, and I will give you a reward.

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Cross references

“refresh”

Genesis 18:5 Judges 13:15 Judges 19:21

Genesis 18:5 · BSB

And I will bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant’s way. After that, you may continue on your way.” “Yes,” they replied, “you may do as you have said.”

Judges 13:15 · BSB

“Please stay here,” Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “and we will prepare a young goat for you.”

Judges 19:21 · BSB

So he brought him to his house and fed his donkeys. And they washed their feet and ate and drank.

“I will give”

2 Kings 5:15 Jeremiah 40:5 Malachi 1:10 Acts 8:18–20 1 Peter 5:2 1 Samuel 9:7

2 Kings 5:15 · BSB

Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”

Jeremiah 40:5 · BSB

But before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywh…

Malachi 1:10 · BSB

“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.

Acts 8:18–20 · BSB

When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.

1 Peter 5:2 · BSB

Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;

1 Samuel 9:7 · BSB

“If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6Then the king responded to the man of God, “Intercede with the LORD your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him as it was before.

8But 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.

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