Then he said to him, 'Come home with me and eat bread.' — The old prophet now extends the very invitation the king had offered, and that the young prophet had refused. The simplicity of the request—"Come home with me and eat bread"—masks the deceptive intent that will unfold. The phrase לֵךְ אִתִּי הַבַּיְתָה וֶאֱכוֹל־לֶחֶם (lech itti habayitah ve'echol-lechem, come with me to the house and eat bread) echoes the king's invitation but carries the presumption of shared prophetic authority and fellowship.

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