1 Kings 17:9

1 Kings 17:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
• New International Version (NIV)“Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have directed a widow there to supply you with food.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”

Context of 1 Kings 17:9

7Some time later, however, the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. 8Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” 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.” 11And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.”

1 Kings 17:9 word by word

ק֣וּם לֵ֤ךְ צָרְפַ֙תָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְצִיד֔וֹן וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ שָׁ֑ם הִנֵּ֨ה צִוִּ֥יתִי שָׁ֛ם אִשָּׁ֥ה אַלְמָנָ֖ה לְכַלְכְּלֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Get upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• to Zarephathצָֽרְפַתtsârephath · ZarephathH6886
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• of Sidonצִידוֹןtsîydôn tsîydôn · SidonH6721
• and stayיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• I have commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• a widowאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• a widowאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• to provide for youכּוּלkûl · to sustainH3557

Cross-references for 1 Kings 17:9

• Obadiah 1:20And the exiles of this host of the Israelites will possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath; and the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the cities of the Negev.
• Luke 4:26Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.
• Matthew 15:21Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
• 1 Kings 17:4And you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
• Judges 7:2Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many men for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’
• Romans 4:17As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.
• 2 Corinthians 4:7Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 17:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Get thee to Zarephath - This was a town between Tyre and Sidon, but nearer to the latter, and is therefore called in the text Zarephath which belongeth to Sidon; or, as the Vulgate and other versions express it, Sarepta of the Sidonians. Sarepta is the name by which it goes in the New Testament; but its present name is Sarphan. Mr. Maundrell, who visited it, describes it as consisting of a few houses only on the tops of the mountains; but supposes that it…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The dependence of Zarephath (Sarepta) on Sidon is indicated in the inscriptions of Sennacherib, where it is mentioned as belonging to Luliya (Elulaeus), king of Sidon, and as submitting to the Assyrian monarch on Luliya‘s flight from his capital. Elijah may have been sent to this place, so near the city of Jezebel‘s father, as one which it was most unlikely that he would visit.Read the comment
• 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

Topics related to 1 Kings 17:9

• Elijah
• Minister, Christian
• Miracles
• Readings, Select
• Women
• Zarephath

In the dictionaries

• Ahab
• Dearth
• Elijah
• Quotations
• Revive
• Waste
• Botany
• Elam; Elamites
• God
• Phoenicia; Phoenicians

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