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Jeroboam: Now accompany me to my house for refreshment, and I will give you something in return for the good you have done me.

Man of God: Even if you offered to give me half of your estate, I would not accompany you. I would not eat a crumb or drink water from your table. The Eternal gave me clear instructions. He said, “While you are there, do not eat a crumb or drink water. Do not travel back the way you came.”

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The king said to the man of God, “Come home with me for a meal, and I will give you a gift.”(A)

But the man of God answered the king, “Even if you were to give me half your possessions,(B) I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread(C) or drink water here. For I was commanded by the word of the Lord: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came.’”

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