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

1There was a prophet called Elijah who came from Tishbe in Gilead. He said to King Ahab, ‘I am a servant of the Lord, Israel's God. As surely as God lives, there will be no rain or dew for the next few years. Nothing will make the ground wet until I command it to happen.’ 2Then the Lord told Elijah, ‘Leave here! Go to the east. Hide in the Kerith valley, east of the Jordan River. 4You will drink water from the stream. I have also commanded the ravens to feed you there.’ 5Elijah obeyed the Lord's message. He went to live in the Kerith valley, near the Jordan River.

1 Kings 17:3 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Getיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• thee hence, and turnפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• thee eastwardקֵ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · eastH6924
• and hideסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
• thyself by the brookנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
• Cherithכְּרִיתkerîyth · CherithH3747
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: eastH6440
• Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383

Cross-references for 1 Kings 17:3

• 1 Kings 22:25Micaiah answered him, ‘One day, you will know which of us has spoken the truth. That will be the day that you go to hide in a room at the back of a house.’
• Psalms 31:20You give them a place to hide, and you keep them safe with you. When their enemies want to attack them, you take care of them. When their enemies speak lies against them, they are safe with you.
• Psalms 83:3They decide carefully how they will attack your people. They want to hurt the people that you love.
• Jeremiah 36:19The officers said to Baruch, ‘You and Jeremiah must go and hide yourselves. Do not tell anyone where you are.’
• John 8:59Then they picked up stones. They wanted to throw them at him and kill him. But Jesus hid himself from them. He went away from the temple.
• Acts 17:14Immediately, the believers in Berea sent Paul away to go to the coast. But Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea.
• Hebrews 11:38These people who trusted God were too good for this world. Some of them had to travel about in the wilderness and on the hills. Some had to live in holes in the rocks and in the ground.
• Revelation 12:6The woman ran away into the wilderness. God had prepared a special place to keep her safe there for 1,260 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

Topics related to 1 Kings 17:3

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In the dictionaries

• Jordan
• Ahab
• Brook
• Cherith
• Dearth
• Elijah
• Quotations
• Raven
• Revive
• Waste

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