I will give you a reward - It was customary to honor a prophet with a gift if he performed any service that was requested of him (see the ma…

Come home with me ... —The invitation may have been in part the mark of some impre ion made on the king, and an impulse of gratitu…

And the king said unto the man of God, come home with me, and
refresh thyself
By eati…

In threatening the altar, the prophet threatens the founder and worshippers. Idolatrous worship will not continue, but the word of the Lord will en…