New English Translation
1 Kings 17:6
6The ravens would bring him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he would drink from the stream.
1 Kings 17:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
- New International Version (NIV)The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.
Context of 1 Kings 17:6
4Drink from the stream; I have already told the ravens to bring you food there.” 5So he did as the Lord told him; he went and lived in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan. The ravens would bring him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he would drink from the stream. 7After a while, the stream dried up because there had been no rain in the land. 8The Lord told him,
Read all of 1 Kings 171 Kings 17:6 word by word
וְהָעֹרְבִ֗ים מְבִיאִ֨ים ל֜וֹ לֶ֤חֶם וּבָשָׂר֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְלֶ֥חֶם וּבָשָׂ֖ר בָּעָ֑רֶב וּמִן־הַנַּ֖חַל יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the ravensעֹרֵב‛ôrêb ‛ôrêb · ravenH6158
- broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- him breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
- and fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
- in the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
- in the eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
- and he drankשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
- of the brookנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
Cross-references for 1 Kings 17:6
- Exodus 16:35Now the Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land that was inhabited; they ate manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.
- Numbers 11:23And the Lord said to Moses, “Is the Lord’s hand shortened? Now you will see whether my word to you will come true or not!”
- Judges 14:14He said to them, “Out of the one who eats came something to eat; out of the strong one came something sweet.” They could not solve the riddle for three days.
- Judges 15:18He was very thirsty, so he cried out to the Lord and said, “You have given your servant this great victory. But now must I die of thirst and fall into hands of the Philistines?”
- Psalms 34:9Remain loyal to the Lord, you chosen people of his, for his loyal followers lack nothing!
- Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!
- Psalms 78:15He broke open rocks in the wilderness, and gave them enough water to fill the depths of the sea.
- Isaiah 33:16This is the person who will live in a secure place; he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; he will have food and a constant supply of water.
- Jeremiah 37:21Then King Zedekiah ordered that Jeremiah be committed to the courtyard of the guardhouse. He also ordered that a loaf of bread be given to him every day from the baker’s street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah was kept in the courtyard of the guardhouse.
- Jeremiah 40:4But now, Jeremiah, today I will set you free from the chains on your wrists. If you would like to come to Babylon with me, come along and I will take care of you. But if you prefer not to come to Babylon with me, you are not required to do so. You are free to go anywhere in the land you want to go. Go wherever you choose.”
- Habakkuk 3:17When the fig tree does not bud, and there are no grapes on the vines; when the olive trees do not produce, and the fields yield no crops; when the sheep disappear from the pen, and there are no cattle in the stalls,
- Matthew 6:31So then, don’t worry saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’
- Matthew 14:19Then he instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.
- Matthew 19:26Jesus looked at them and replied, “This is impossible for mere humans, but for God all things are possible.”
- Luke 22:35Then Jesus said to them, “When I sent you out with no money bag, or traveler’s bag, or sandals, you didn’t lack anything, did you?” They replied, “Nothing.”
- Hebrews 6:18so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 17:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6And the ravens brought him bread and flesh - The Septuagint, in the Codex Vaticanus, and some ancient fathers, read the passage thus: - ̔ ͅ ̈́, , And the crows brought him bread in the morning, and flesh in the evening: but all the other versions agree with the Hebrew text. This is the first account we have of flesh-meat breakfasts and flesh-meat suppers; and as this was the food appointed by the Lord for the sustenance of the prophet, we may naturally…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. 66. the ravens brought him bread--The idea of such unclean and voracious birds being employed to feed the prophet has appeared to many so strange that they have labored to make out the Orebim, which in our version has been rendered "ravens," to be as the word is used (in Eze 27:27) "merchants"; or Arabians (2Ch 21:16; Ne 4:7); or, the citizens of Arabah, near Beth-shan (Jos 15:6; 18:18). But the common rendering is, in our opinion, preferable to these…Read the comment
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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
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