King James Version
1 Kings 13:7 in the King James Version says “And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.”
1 Kings 13:7 · KJV
The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before. the LORD, and: Heb. the face of the LORD, etc
And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:
For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“said”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
“unto the man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“of God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
“home”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“thyself and I will give”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
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