1 Kings 17:15

1 Kings 17:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
• New International Version (NIV)She went away and did as Elijah had told her. So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And she went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah; and she and he and her household ate for many days.

Context of 1 Kings 17:15

13However, Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go, do as you have said. Just make me a little bread loaf from it first and bring it out to me, and afterward you may make one for yourself and for your son. 14For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘The bowl of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil become empty, until the day that the Lord provides rain on the face of the earth.’” So she went and did everything in accordance with the word of Elijah, and she and he and her household ate for many days. 16The bowl of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil become empty, in accordance with the word of the Lord which He spoke through Elijah. 17Now it happened after these things that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his condition became very grave, until at the end he was no longer breathing.

1 Kings 17:15 word by word

וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ וַתַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה כִּדְבַ֣ר אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ וַתֹּ֧אכַל הִֽיא־וָה֛וּא וּבֵיתָ֖הּ יָמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• So she wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• and didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• in accordance with the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · word: speakingH1697
• of Elijahאֵלִיָּה'êlîyâh 'êlîyâhû · ElijahH452
• and she and he and her householdבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• ateאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

People and places in 1 Kings 17:15

• Elijah

Cross-references for 1 Kings 17:15

• Genesis 6:22So Noah did these things; according to everything that God had commanded him, so he did.
• Genesis 12:4So Abram went away as the Lord had spoken to him; and Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
• Genesis 22:3So Abraham got up early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and his son Isaac; and he split wood for the burnt offering, and set out and went to the place of which God had told him.
• 2 Chronicles 20:20They rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa; and when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: Put your trust in the Lord your God and you will endure. Put your trust in His prophets, and succeed.”
• Matthew 15:28Then Jesus said to her, “O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed at once.
• Mark 12:43Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury;
• John 11:40Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”
• Romans 4:19Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah’s womb;
• Romans 4:20yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God,
• Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 17:15

• 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 17:15

• Blessing
• Elijah
• Faith
• Hospitality
• Minister, Christian
• Miracles
• Oil
• Poor
• Readings, Select
• Self-Denial
• Women
• Zarephath

In the dictionaries

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

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