1 Kings 17:3

1 Kings 17:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
• New International Version (NIV)“Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.

Context of 1 Kings 17:3

1And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As Jehovah, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 2And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying, Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan. 4And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 5So he went and did according unto the word of Jehovah; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

1 Kings 17:3 word by word

לֵ֣ךְ מִזֶּ֔ה וּפָנִ֥יתָ לְּךָ֖ קֵ֑דְמָה וְנִסְתַּרְתָּ֙ בְּנַ֣חַל כְּרִ֔ית אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear

• turnפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• hideסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
• Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383

Cross-references for 1 Kings 17:3

• 1 Kings 22:25And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
• Psalms 31:20In the covert of thy presence wilt thou hide them from the plottings of man: Thou wilt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
• Psalms 83:3They take crafty counsel against thy people, And consult together against thy hidden ones.
• Jeremiah 36:19Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye are.
• John 8:59They took up stones therefore to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.
• Acts 17:14And then immediately the brethren sent forth Paul to go as far as to the sea: and Silas and Timothy abode there still.
• Hebrews 11:38(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth.
• Revelation 12:6And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that there they may nourish her a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 17:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Hide thyself by the brook Cherith - This brook, and the valley through which it ran, are supposed to have been on the western side of Jordan, and not far from Samaria. Others suppose it to have been on the eastern side, because the prophet is commanded to go eastward, 1 Kings 17:3. It was necessary, after such a declaration to this wicked and idolatrous king, that he should immediately hide himself; as, on the first drought, Ahab would undoubtedly seek…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Brook Cherith - Rather, “the torrent course,” one of the many which carry the winter rains from the highlands into that stream.Read the comment
• 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