6The king answered the man of God, Entreat now the favor of Yahweh your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. The man of God entreated Yahweh, and the king`s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
7The king said to the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.
8The man of God said to the king, If you will give me half your house, I will not go in with you, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
9for so was it charged me by the word of Yahweh, saying, You shall eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that you came.
10So he went another way, and didn`t return by the way that he came to Bethel.
11Now there lived an old prophet in Bethel; and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken to the king, them also they told to their father.
12Their father said to them, Which way did he go? Now his sons had seen which way the man of God went, who came from Judah.
