1 Kings 13:7The king said to the man of God, "Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."
The setting
Bethel, Israel, ~930 BC. King Jeroboam, his hand restored, immediately tries to buy the prophet's favor with food and money, not understanding spiritual authority cannot be purchased.
The emotion here: concerned about recording human attempts to manipulate divine servants
The original word
mattanah (מַתָּנָה) — a gift or reward, often implying obligation or reciprocal relationship
Why it matters
Ancient Near Eastern kings regularly tried to control prophets through patronage and gifts
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Kings 13:7
This wasn't genuine hospitality — it was an attempt to create obligation and control
Common misconceptionThis looks like generous hospitality, but it was actually Jeroboam trying to compromise the prophet and neutralize his message.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Kings 13:7
Bible Genome reading
1 Kings 13:7 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Kings 13:7 comes from the book of 1 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Jeroboam. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is conversational. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include hospitality, gratitude. Notable phrases: come home with me; give you a reward. This verse contains a promise of God.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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