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1 Kings 17:15-16 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 17 · verses 15–16
15And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. 16And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.1 Kings 17:15-16 · King James Version
1 Kings 17:15-16 in context
13And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.
14For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.
15And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
16And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.
17And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
18And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sayingdâbâra wordH1697 →
- ElijahʼÊlîyâhElijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other IsraelitesH452 →
- barrelkadproperly, a pailH3537 →
- wastedkâlâhto end, whether intransitive or transitivedH3615 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- crusetsappachatha saucerH6835 →
- spakedâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- wentyâlakto walkH3212 →
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We have here an account of the further protection Elijah was taken under, and the further provision made for him in his retirement. At destruction and famine he shall laugh that has God for his friend to guard and maintain him.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-16