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1 Kings 17:2
2And the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
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Context of 1 Kings 17:2
1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” And the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 3“Go from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan [River]. 4You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to sustain you there [with food].”
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וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֥יו לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Kings 17:2
- 1 Kings 12:22But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
- 1 Chronicles 17:3But it came about that same night that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
- Jeremiah 7:1The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
- Jeremiah 11:1The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord,
- Jeremiah 18:1The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
- Hosea 1:1The word of the Lord that came to Hosea the son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 17:2
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-7Kerith Brook was a safe place for Elijah during the drought God caused (see 1 Kings 18:10). The food and water there showed Elijah that God was protecting him. When the water source dried up, Elijah had to move to a new place.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, &c.--At first the king may have spurned the prediction as the utterance of a vain enthusiast; but when he found the drought did last and increase in severity, he sought Elijah, who, as it was necessary that he should be far removed from either the violence or the importunities of the king, was divinely directed to repair to a place of retreat, perhaps a cave on "the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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