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1 Kings 17:7 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 17 · verse 7
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.1 Kings 17:7 · King James Version
1 Kings 17:7 in context
5So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
6And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
7And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
8And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
9Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- afterqêtsan extremityH7093 →
- brooknachala stream, especially a winter torrentH5158 →
- raingeshema showerH1653 →
- landʼeretsthe earthH776 →
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The history of Elijah begins somewhat abruptly. Usually, when a prophet enters, we have some account of his parentage, are told whose son he was and of what tribe;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7