So he went back with him and ate bread in his house and drank water — The young prophet's obedience to the false prophetic word—rooted in his respect for prophetic authority—leads him into transgression. The phrase וַיָּשָׁב אִתּוֹ וַיֹּאכַל לֶחֶם בְּבֵיתוֹ (vayasháv ittu vayo'chal lechem bveitav, he went back with him and ate bread in his house) shows the catastrophic consequence of his trust: he violates the explicit divine command. The simplicity of the violation—eating bread and drinking water—belies its spiritual significance: he has broken faith with the LORD's word to honor what appeared to be a fellow prophet's word.

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