1 Kings 13:7
in 1 Kings 13Then the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”
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ASV
And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
KJV
And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
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This verse in 1 Kings 13
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAnd the king said unto the man of God, come home with me, and refresh thyself,.... By eating a meal with him, after such a journey he had taken, and delivered his prophecies, and put up his prayers for the king: and I will give thee a reward; for his prayers, by means of which his hand was restored to him; but takes no notice of the Lord, the author of this miraculous cure, nor expresses the least degree of thankfulness and gratitude to him.
This site's exposition
Come home with me, and refresh thyself
on 1 Kings 13:7-8
The king's offer of a meal and a reward is ordinary hospitality, and the man of God's refusal is not personal but obedience to a specific charge. He will not take so much as bread in the place whose altar he has just condemned, half the king's house included in the refusal. Henry reads the courtesy as reasonable and the refusal as necessary, since eating at Bethel would answer the sign with a compromise.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
He might have supposed his acceptance of it would give him an opportunity of discoursing further with the king, in order to his effectual reformation, now that he was convinced; yet he will not think himself wiser than God, but, like a faithful careful messenger, hastens home when he has done his errand.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
I will give thee a reward - It was customary to honor a prophet with a gift, if he performed any service that was requested at his hands (see the marginal references).
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
That moment the king's arm became stiff and motionless, and the altar split asunder, so that the fire and ashes fell on the floor. Overawed by the effects of his impiety, Jeroboam besought the prophet's prayer. His request was acceded to, and the hand was restored to its healthy state.
Come home with me - and I will give thee a reward - Come and be one of my priests, and I will give thee a proper salary.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר | vaydaber | and he spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אִ֣ישׁ | ʾish | [the] man of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| בֹּאָה־ | boah- | come ! | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אִתִּ֥י | ʾiti | with me | H854 → | 929 times |
| הַבַּ֖יְתָה | habaytah | the house towards | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| וּֽסְעָ֑דָה | useadah | and sustain ! | H5582 → | |
| וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה | veetenah | so let me give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לְךָ֖ | lekha | to you | ||
| מַתָּֽת׃ | matat | a gift | H4991 → |
וַיְדַבֵּ֤רand he spoke
vaydaberH1696 →1141 times
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אִ֣ישׁ[the] man of
ʾishH376 →1663 times
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
בֹּאָה־come !
boah-H935 →2568 times
אִתִּ֥יwith me
ʾitiH854 →929 times
הַבַּ֖יְתָהthe house towards
habaytahH1004 →2046 times
וּֽסְעָ֑דָהand sustain !
useadahH5582 →
וְאֶתְּנָ֥הso let me give
veetenahH5414 →2011 times
לְךָ֖to you
lekha
מַתָּֽת׃a gift
matatH4991 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Peter 5:2Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
it leads to
- Titus 1:7
As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
- 1 Timothy 3:8
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
- Titus 3:1
Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
- Acts 20:26–28
Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.
- 1 Timothy 3:3
not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
- Titus 1:7
Through
2 Kings 5:15Then 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…
it leads to
- Daniel 2:47
The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”
- Daniel 6:26–27
I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will…
- Daniel 2:47
Through
Jeremiah 40:5But 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…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 39:14
had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So Jeremiah remained among his own people.
- Jeremiah 39:14
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Kings
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.