1 Kings 17:16

1 Kings 17:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah.
• New International Version (NIV)For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the word of the Lord spoken by Elijah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The jar of flour was not spent, neither did the jug of oil become empty, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Elijah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke by Elijah.

Context of 1 Kings 17:16

14This is what the Lord, Israel's God, says: “You will not use all the flour in your bowl. You will not use all the oil in your jar. They will not become empty until the day when the Lord causes rain to fall on the ground again.” ’ 15Then the widow went home. She did what Elijah had told her to do. After that, there was enough food every day for Elijah and for the widow and her family. The flour in the bowl and the olive oil in the jar never finished. The Lord had promised Elijah that this would happen. 17Some time after that, the widow's son became ill. He became very ill until he could no longer breathe. 18The woman said to Elijah, ‘Servant of God, why have you come to hurt me like this? Did you come to kill my son so that I would remember all my sins?’

1 Kings 17:16 word by word

כַּ֤ד הַקֶּ֙מַח֙ לֹ֣א כָלָ֔תָה וְצַפַּ֥חַת הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן לֹ֣א חָסֵ֑ר כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֖ר בְּיַ֥ד אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the barrelכַּדkad · jarH3537
• of mealקֶ֫מַחqemach · flourH7058
• wastedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: expendH3615
• not, neither did the cruseצַפַּ֫חַתtsappachath · jarH6835
• of oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• failחָסֵרchâsêr · lackingH2638
• according to the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• which he spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• byיָדyâd · hand: byH3027
• Elijahאֵלִיָּה'êlîyâh 'êlîyâhû · ElijahH452

Cross-references for 1 Kings 17:16

• Matthew 9:28Jesus went into a house and the blind men came to him there. Jesus asked them, ‘Do you believe that I can make your eyes become well?’ The men replied, ‘Yes, Master, we believe that you can do this.’
• Matthew 19:26Jesus looked at them and he replied, ‘For people, it really is impossible. But God can do it. God can do everything.’
• Luke 1:37There is nothing that God cannot do.’
• John 4:50Jesus replied, ‘Go home. Your son will live.’ The man believed what Jesus had said. He started to go home.
• 1 Kings 13:5Then the altar broke into two pieces and the ashes fell to the ground. That is what God's servant had said would happen, to show that he spoke with the Lord's authority.
• 1 Kings 16:12Zimri killed everybody in Baasha's family, as the Lord had said it would happen. The prophet Jehu had spoken the Lord's message against Baasha.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 17:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The barrel of meal wasted not - She continued to take out of her jar and out of her bottle the quantity of meal and oil requisite for the consumption of her household; and without carefully estimating what was left, she went with confidence each time for a supply, and was never disappointed. This miracle was very like that wrought by Jesus at the marriage at Cana in Galilee: as the servants drew the water out of the pots, they found it turned into wine…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16This is the first recorded miracle of its kind - a supernatural and inexplicable multiplication of food (compare 2 Kings 4:42-44; Matthew 14:15-21; Matthew 15:32-38). The sacred record does not explain these miracles; but if the explanations sometimes suggested - that there was a transformation of previously existing matter into meal, oil, fish, and bread - be the true one, the marvel of the thing would not be much greater than that astonishing natural…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. 15-16She followed Elijah's instructions, and God rewarded her faith. The daily supply of essentials reminded her of God's faithfulness and goodness (Lamentations 3:22–24; Philippians 4:19).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 17:16

• Barrel
• Blessing
• Elijah
• Hospitality
• Minister, Christian
• Miracles
• Oil
• Poor
• Readings, Select
• Women
• Zarephath

In the dictionaries

• Elijah
• Ahab
• Barrel
• Cruse
• Dearth
• Quotations
• Revive
• Waste
• Botany
• Elam; Elamites

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