⁷ And the king speaketh unto the man of God, `Come in with me to the house, and refresh thyself, and I give to thee a gift.'

⁸ And the man of God saith unto the king, `If thou dost give to me the half of thine house, I do not go in with thee, nor do I eat bread, nor do I drink water, in this place;

⁹ for so He commanded me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Thou dost not eat bread nor drink water, nor turn back in the way that thou hast come.'