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1 Kings 13:15

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 13:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
1 Kings 13:15 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12And their father said unto them, What way went he? Now his sons had seen what way the man of God went, that came from Judah.
13And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass; and he rode thereon.
14And he went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak; and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.
15Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
16And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:
17for it was said to me by the word of Jehovah, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.
18And he said unto him, I also am a prophet as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread and drink water. [But] he lied unto him.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then said he unto him, come home with me, and eat bread.] In which invitation no doubt he was hearty, and might have no ill design in it, only to have some conversation with him, as being a good man, and a prophet of the Lord, especially upon the subject of his prophecies at Bethel.”
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