Bible Strands
1 Kings 13:7
Then the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The king addresses the man of God immediately after his paralyzed hand is restored through the prophet’s intercession. He issues a direct invitation to his palace and offers material compensation in exchange for hospitality.
The words — The Hebrew imperative בּוֹא (bo) commands “come!” directed toward the house (הַבַּיְתָה), while אִתִּי (itti) specifies “with me,” structuring the king’s proposal as a personal summons to his residence.
The thread — The king’s offer to refresh a traveler and provide a reward parallels the hospitality motif in Genesis 18:5 and 1 Samuel 9:7, and mirrors the post-healing gratitude exchange in 2 Kings 5:15.
Why it lands — The text records a straightforward royal offer that the prophet must weigh against a prior divine command. It requires a reader to observe how institutional patronage functions as a test of prophetic boundaries.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 5:15 Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”
- 1 Samuel 9:7 “If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?”
- Genesis 18:5 And I will bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant’s way. After that, you may continue on your way.” “Yes,” they replied, “you may do as you have said.”
- Judges 13:15 “Please stay here,” Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “and we will prepare a young goat for you.”
- Judges 19:21 So he brought him to his house and fed his donkeys. And they washed their feet and ate and drank.
- Jeremiah 40:5 But before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere else that seems right.” Then the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him.
- Malachi 1:10 “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
- Acts 8:18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
- 1 Peter 5:2 Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;