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, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, “As surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives—the God I serve—there will be no dew or rain during the next few years until I give the word!” 2Then the Lord said to Elijah, “Go to the east and hide by Kerith Brook, near where it enters the Jordan River. 4Drink from the brook and eat what the ravens bring you, for I have commanded them to bring you food.” 5So Elijah did as the Lord told him and camped beside Kerith Brook, 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

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 22:25And Micaiah replied, “You will find out soon enough when you are trying to hide in some secret room!”
• Psalms 31:20You hide them in the shelter of your presence, safe from those who conspire against them. You shelter them in your presence, far from accusing tongues.
• Psalms 83:3They devise crafty schemes against your people; they conspire against your precious ones.
• Jeremiah 36:19“You and Jeremiah should both hide,” the officials told Baruch. “Don’t tell anyone where you are!”
• John 8:59At that point they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden from them and left the Temple.
• Acts 17:14The believers acted at once, sending Paul on to the coast, while Silas and Timothy remained behind.
• Hebrews 11:38They were too good for this world, wandering over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.
• Revelation 12:6And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place to care for her 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