1 Kings 17:5

1 Kings 17:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
• New International Version (NIV)So he did what the Lord had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So he went and did according to the word of the Lord. He went and lived by the brook Cherith that is east of the Jordan.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So 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.

Context of 1 Kings 17:5

3“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.” So Elijah did as the Lord told him and camped beside Kerith Brook, east of the Jordan. 6The ravens brought him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he drank from the brook. 7But after a while the brook dried up, for there was no rainfall anywhere in the land.

1 Kings 17:5 word by word

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ וַיַּ֖עַשׂ כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ בְּנַ֣חַל כְּרִ֔ית אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So he wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• according unto the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• by the brookנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
• Cherithכְּרִיתkerîyth · CherithH3747
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: eastH6440
• Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383

Cross-references for 1 Kings 17:5

• 1 Kings 19:9There he came to a cave, where he spent the night. But the Lord said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
• Proverbs 3:5Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.
• Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.
• John 15:14You are my friends if you do what I command.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 17:5

• 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. 1-71Ki 17:1-7. Elijah, Prophesying against Ahab, Is Sent to Cherith. 1. Elijah the Tishbite--This prophet is introduced as abruptly as Melchisedek--his birth, parents, and call to the prophetic office being alike unrecorded. He is supposed to be called the Tishbite from Tisbeh, a place east of Jordan. who was of the inhabitants of Gilead--or residents of Gilead, implying that he was not an Israelite, but an Ishmaelite, as Michaelis conjectures, for there…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 17:5

• Blessing
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In the dictionaries

• Jordan
• Ahab
• Cherith
• Dearth
• Elijah
• Quotations
• Raven
• Revive
• Waste
• Botany

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