1 Kings 13:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

for it was said to me by the word of the Lord, ‘You shall not eat food or drink water there or return by the way that you came.’ ”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For I was told by the word of the Lord, You shall not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way that you came.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

because of the message that came to me from the LORD’s word: Don’t eat food! Don’t drink water! Don’t return by the way you came!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

For the Lord has spoken to me, by the word of the Lord, saying, "You shall not eat bread, and you shall not drink water in that place, nor shall you return by the way that you arrived."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Because the Lord spoke to me in the word of the Lord, saying: Thou shalt not eat bread, and thou shalt not drink water there, nor return by the way thou wentest.

1 Kings 13:17 Cross References

1 Kings 13:1

A man of God came out of Judah by the word of the Lord to Bethel, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer incense.

1 Kings 13:8

But the man of God said to the king, “If you give me half your kingdom, I will not go in with you, nor will I eat food or drink water in this place.

1 Kings 20:35

At the command of the Lord a certain member of a company of prophets said to another, “Strike me!” But the man refused to strike him.

1 Thessalonians 4:15

For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will by no means precede those who have died.