Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
WEB
So the prophet said to the man of God, “Come home with me and eat some bread.”
YLT
And he saith unto him, `Come with me to the house, and eat bread.'
DBT
And he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile