1 Kings 13:16
And 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:
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And he said unto him,.... That is, the old prophet said to the man of God:
I am a prophet also as thou art; meaning, that he was a prophet of the true God, and not of any idol deity; that he not…
The man of God had honestly and resolutely refused the king's invitation, though he promised him a reward; yet he was over-persuaded by an old prophet to come back with him, and dine in Beth-el,…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
in this place The prophet had not gone far from Bethel before he sat down to rest. The events of the day had been such as to ask for it.
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