Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 17:10
10So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.”
1 Kings 17:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So 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.
- New International Version (NIV)So he went to Zarephath. When he came to the town gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and asked, “Would you bring me a little water in a jar so I may have a drink?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, "Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink."
- New King James Version (NKJV)So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, that I may drink.”
Context of 1 Kings 17:10
8Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah: 9“Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” 11And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.” 12But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.”
Read all of 1 Kings 171 Kings 17:10 word by word
וַיָּ֣קָם׀ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ צָרְפַ֗תָה וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־פֶּ֣תַח הָעִ֔יר וְהִנֵּֽה־שָׁ֛ם אִשָּׁ֥ה אַלְמָנָ֖ה מְקֹשֶׁ֣שֶׁת עֵצִ֑ים וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר קְחִי־נָ֨א לִ֧י מְעַט־מַ֛יִם בַּכְּלִ֖י וְאֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
- So Elijah got upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
- and wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- to Zarephathצָֽרְפַתtsârephath · ZarephathH6886
- When he arrivedבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- atאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- the cityהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
- gateפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
- thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
- was a widowאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
- was a widowאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- gatheringקָשַׁשׁqâshash · to gatherH7197
- sticksעֵץ‛êts · tree: stickH6086
- Elijah calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Pleaseנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
- bringלָקַחlâqach · to take: bringH3947
- a littleמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
- waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
- in a cupכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
- so that I may drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
Cross-references for 1 Kings 17:10
- Genesis 21:15When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes.
- Genesis 24:17So the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jar.”
- John 4:7When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”
- 2 Corinthians 11:27in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.
- Hebrews 11:37They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 17:10
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-16Verses 8-16 Many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, and some, it is likely, would have bidden him welcome to their houses; yet he is sent to honour and bless with his presence a city of Sidon, a Gentile city, and so becomes the first prophet of the Gentiles. Jezebel was Elijah's greatest enemy; yet, to show her how powerless was her malice, God will find a hiding-place for him even in her own country. The person appointed to entertain Elijah is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11Zarephath was in Phoenician territory. It was about seven miles south of Sidon, outside Ahab’s control. In an ironic twist, God gave Elijah a place of safety in Jezebel’s homeland, a region known for the worship of Baal. Elijah got up and went: Elijah once more obeyed the Lord’s command (see 1 Kings 17:5). He had key traits for successful spiritual service: obedience (1 Samuel 15:22; Psalm 40:1–6; Isaiah 1:10–20), trust (Psalm 37:3; Proverbs 3:5–6), and…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-168-16. the word of the Lord came to him--Zarephath, Sarepta, now Surafend, whither he was directed to go, was far away on the western coast of Palestine, about nine miles south of Sidon, and within the dominions of Jezebel's impious father, where the famine also prevailed. Meeting, at his entrance into the town, the very woman who was appointed by divine providence to support him, his faith was severely tested by learning from her that her supplies were…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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