"For a command[came] to me by the wordof the LORD,'You shall eatnobread,nordrinkwaterthere;do not returnby goingthe waywhichyou came.'"
Now behold,there camea manof Godfrom Judahto Bethelby the wordof the LORD,while Jeroboamwas standingby the altarto burnincense.
But the manof Godsaidto the king,"Ifyou were to giveme halfyour houseI would not gowith you, norwould I eatbreador drinkwaterin thisplace.
Now a certainmanof the sonsof the prophetssaidto anotherby the wordof the LORD,"Pleasestrikeme." But the manrefusedto strikehim.
For thiswe sayto you by the wordof the Lord,that we who are aliveand remainuntilthe comingof the Lord,will not precedethosewho have fallen asleep.
