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 Living Translation (NLT)“Go to the east and hide by Kerith Brook, near where it enters the Jordan River.

Context of 1 Kings 17:3

1And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.” 2Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan. 4And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” 5So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.

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

People and places in 1 Kings 17:3

• Cherith
• Jordan

Cross-references for 1 Kings 17:3

• 1 Kings 22:25And Micaiah said, “Indeed, you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide!”
• Psalms 31:20You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence From the plots of man; You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion From the strife of tongues.
• Psalms 83:3They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, And consulted together against Your sheltered ones.
• Jeremiah 36:19Then the princes said to Baruch, “Go and hide, you and Jeremiah; and let no one know where you are.”
• John 8:59Then they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
• Acts 17:14Then immediately the brethren sent Paul away, to go to the sea; but both Silas and Timothy remained there.
• Hebrews 11:38of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth.
• Revelation 12:6Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty 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