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1 Kings 13:9

For I was commanded by the word of the Lord: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came.’ ”

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1 Kings 13:9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

for so was it commanded me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘You shall neither eat bread nor drink water nor return by the way that you came.’ ”

1 Kings 13:9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

1 Kings 13:9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

For the Lord gave me this command: ‘You must not eat or drink anything while you are there, and do not return to Judah by the same way you came.’ ”

1 Kings 13:9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

For so it was commanded me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘You shall not eat bread, nor drink water, nor return by the same way you came.’ ”

1 Kings 13:9 — New Century Version (NCV)

The Lord commanded me not to eat or drink anything nor to return on the same road by which I came.”

1 Kings 13:9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

for so was it charged me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Thou shalt eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that thou camest.

1 Kings 13:9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

for so was it charged me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Thou shalt eat no bread, nor drink water, nor return by the way that thou shalt go.

1 Kings 13:9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

When the Lord spoke to me, he commanded me not to eat or drink or go back on the same road I took.”

1 Kings 13:9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

for this is what I was commanded by the word of the Lord: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water or go back the way you came.’ ”

1 Kings 13:9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

For thus I was commanded by the word of the Lord: You shall not eat food, or drink water, or return by the way that you came.”

1 Kings 13:9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

for the word of Yahweh has commanded me, saying, ‘You shall not eat bread nor drink water, and you shall not return on the way that you came.’ ”

1 Kings 13:9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The Lord gave me a command. He said, ‘Do not eat bread or drink water there. Do not return the same way you came.’ ”

1 Kings 13:9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“For so it was commanded me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘You shall eat no bread, nor drink water, nor return by the way which you came.’ ”


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