KJV ORIGINAL
Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then he said to him, 'Come home with me and have a meal.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The old prophet is inviting the man of God to come to his house and eat with him.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the divided kingdom period when an old prophet in Bethel is speaking to a man of God who had just delivered a prophecy against King Jeroboam's altar. The man of God had been specifically commanded by God not to eat or drink in that place, but the old prophet was about to deceive him with a false claim of receiving a contrary message from an angel.
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