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

1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall certainly be neither dew nor rain during these years, except by my word.” 2Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. 4And it shall be that you will drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide food for you there.” 5So he went and did everything according to the word of the Lord, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.

1 Kings 17:3 word by word

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

• Goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• from hereזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• and turnפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• eastwardקֵ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · eastH6924
• and hideסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
• yourself by the brookנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
• Cherithכְּרִיתkerîyth · CherithH3747
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• eastעַל‛al · uponH5921
• eastפָּנֶהpânîym · face: eastH6440
• of the Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383

Cross-references for 1 Kings 17:3

• 1 Kings 22:25And Micaiah said, “Behold, you are going to see how on that day when you go from one inner room to another trying to hide yourself.”
• Psalms 31:20You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the conspiracies of mankind; You keep them secretly in a shelter from the strife of tongues.
• Psalms 83:3They make shrewd plans against Your people, And conspire together against Your treasured ones.
• Jeremiah 36:19Then the officials said to Baruch, “Go, hide yourself, you and Jeremiah, and do not let anyone know where you are.”
• John 8:59Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and left the temple grounds.
• Acts 17:14Then immediately the brothers sent Paul out to go as far as the sea; and Silas and Timothy remained there.
• Hebrews 11:38(people of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, on mountains, and sheltering in caves and holes in the ground.
• Revelation 12:6Then the woman fled into the wilderness where she had a place prepared by God, so that there she would be nourished 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

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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