1 Kings 13:17 - Common English Bible

because of the message that came to me from the LORD’s word: Don’t eat food! Don’t drink water! Don’t return by the way you came!”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

for it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For I was told by the word of the Lord, You shall not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way that you came.

American Standard Version (1901)

for 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.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For the Lord has spoken to me, by the word of the Lord, saying, "You shall not eat bread, and you shall not drink water in that place, nor shall you return by the way that you arrived."