1 Kings
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1 Kings 17:8
“And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,”
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1 Kings 17:8 Context
5So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 6And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. 7And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. 8And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 9Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. 10So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. 11And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.
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¶ And the word of the Lord came vnto him, saying,
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Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying,
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
- Basic English Bible
And the word of Jehovah came to him saying,
- Darby Bible
And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
- Webster's Bible
The word of Yahweh came to him, saying,
- World English Bible
and the word of Jehovah is unto him, saying,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying:
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying,
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
- Basic English Bible
And the word of Jehovah came to him saying,
- Darby Bible
And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
- Webster's Bible
The word of Yahweh came to him, saying,
- World English Bible
and the word of Jehovah is unto him, saying,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying:
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
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Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 17:8
17:6 And flesh - Not raw, but boiled by the ministry of some angel orman, and left in some place 'till the ravens came for it: in all which,there is nothing incredible, considering the power and providence of God.
17:7 A while - Heb. at the end of days; that is, of a year; for sothe word days is often used. Dried - God so ordering it, for thepunishment of those Israelites who lived near it, and had hitherto beenrefreshed by it: and for the exercise of Elijah's faith, and to teachhim to depend upon God alone.
17:9 Zarephath - A city between Tyre and Sidon, calledSarepta by St. #Luke 4:26|, and others.Zidon - To the jurisdiction of that city, which was inhabited byGentiles. And God's providing for his prophet, first, by an uncleanbird, and then by a Gentile, whom the Jews esteemed unclean, was apresage of the calling of the Gentiles, and rejection of the Jews.So Elijah was the first prophet of the Gentiles.Commanded - Appointed or provided, for that she had as yet no revelationor command of God about it, appears from ver.#12|.