And the king said to the man of God: Come home with me to dine, and I will make thee presents.

And the king said to the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a present.

And the king speaketh unto the man of God, 'Come in with me to the house, and refresh thyself, and I give to thee a gift.'

And the king said to the man of God, Come with me to my house for food and rest, and I will give you a reward.

Then the king said to the man of God: "Come home with me, so that you may dine. And I will give you gifts."

I will give thee a reward - It was customary to honor a prophet with a gift, if he performed any service that was requested at his hands (see the marginal references).

Come home with me - and I will give thee a reward - Come and be one of my priests, and I will give thee a proper salary.

And the king said unto the man of God, come home with me, and refresh thyself,.... By eating a meal with him, after such a journey he had taken, and delivered his prophecies, and put up his prayers for the king:
and I will give thee a reward; for his prayers, by means of which his hand was restored to him; but takes no notice of the Lord, the author of this miraculous cure, nor expresses the least degree of thankfulness and gratitude to him.

As Jeroboam could do nothing by force against the prophet, he endeavoured to gain him over to his side by friendliness, that at least he might render his threat harmless in the eyes of the people. For this purpose, and not to do him honour or to make him some acknowledgment for the restoration of his hand, he invited him to his house, to strengthen himself with food (סעד as in Genesis 18:5; Judges 9:5; for the form סעדה, see Ewald, 41, c.) and receive from him a present.