1 Kings 13:17

13:17 For the Lord gave me strict orders, ¹  ‘Do not eat or drink ²  there; do not go back the way you came.’”

1 Kings 14:7

14:7 Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘This is what the Lord God of Israel says: “I raised you up ³  from among the people and made you ruler over my people Israel.

[13:17]  ¹ tn Heb “for a word to me by the word of the Lord.”

[13:17]  ² tn Heb “eat food and drink water.”

[14:7]  ³ tn The Hebrew text has “because” at the beginning of the sentence. In the Hebrew text vv. 7-11 are one long sentence comprised of a causal clause giving the reason for divine punishment (vv. 7-9) and the main clause announcing the punishment (vv. 10-11). The translation divides this lengthy sentence for stylistic reasons.