1 Kings 13:22

but came back, and have eaten bread and drank water in the place of which he said to you, “Eat no bread, and drink no water”; your body will not come to the tomb of your fathers.’”

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WEBBE

but came back, and have eaten bread and drank water in the place of which he said to you, “Eat no bread, and drink no water,” your body will not come to the tomb of your fathers.’”

BSB

but you went back and ate bread and drank water in the place where He told you not to do so, your body shall never reach the tomb of your fathers.’”

KJV

But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the LORD did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.

ASV

but camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy body shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.

BBE

But have come back, and have taken food and water in this place where he said you were to take no food or water; your dead body will not be put to rest with your fathers.

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וַתָּשָׁב va·ta·shov and you went back H7725 וַתֹּאכַל va·to·khal and you ate H398 לֶחֶם le·chem bread H3899 וַתֵּשְׁתְּ va·te·shet and you drank H8354 מַיִם ma·yim water H4325 בַּמָּקוֹם ba·ma·kom in the place H4725 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 דִּבֶּר di·ber he spoke H1696 אֵלֶיךָ 'e·lei·kha to you H413 אַל־ 'al- may not H408 תֹּאכַל to·khal you eat H398 לֶחֶם le·chem bread H3899 וְאַל־ ve·'al- and may not H408 תֵּשְׁתְּ te·shet you drink H8354 מָיִם ma·yim water H4325 לֹא־ lo'- not H3808 תָבוֹא ta·vo' it will go H935 נִבְלָתְךָ niv·la·te·kha corpse your H5038 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 קֶבֶר ke·ver [the] grave of H6913 אֲבֹתֶיךָ 'a·vo·tei·kha ancestors your H1

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 11–22

The old prophet's conduct proves that he was not really a godly man. When the change took place under Jeroboam, he preferred his ease and interest to his religion. He took a very bad method to bring the good prophet back. It was all a lie. Believers are most in danger of being drawn from their duty by plausible pretences of holiness. We may wonder that the wicked prophet went unpunished, while the holy man of God was suddenly and severely punished. What shall we make of this? The judgments of God are beyond our power to fathom; and there is a judgment to come. Nothing can excuse any act of wilful disobedience. This shows what they must expect who hearken to the great deceiver. They that yield to him as a tempter, will be terrified by him as a tormentor. Those whom he now fawns upon, he will afterwards fly upon; and whom he draws into sin, he will try to drive to despair.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.