1-Kings - 13:15



15 Then he said to him, "Come home with me, and eat bread."

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Kings 13:15.

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And he saith unto him, 'Come with me to the house, and eat bread.'
Then he said to him, Come back to the house with me and have a meal.

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Then he said unto him, (g) Come home with me, and eat bread.
(g) This he did of a simple mind, thinking it his duty to declare friendship to a prophet.

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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