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:
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Gill's Exposition
But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the Lord did say to thee, eat no bread, nor drink no water,.... Which command he observed when first there, though…
Adam Clarke
The word of the Lord came unto the prophet that brought him back - "A great clamor," says Dr. Kennicott, "has been raised against this part of the history, on account of God's denouncing sentence on…
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,…
Cambridge Bible
as they sat at the table They were having a proper meal. The expression -to eat bread and to drink water" signifies -to take food and drink" and must not be understood literally. The idea meant to be…
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