King James Version
1 Kings 13:19 in the King James Version says “So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.”
1 Kings 13:19 · KJV
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. it: Heb. a word was
He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.
And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back:
And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“So he went back”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
“in his house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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