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1 Kings 17:9 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 17 · verse 9
Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.1 Kings 17:9 · King James Version
1 Kings 17:9 in context
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.
10So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
11And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.
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Key words (Strong's)
- ZarephathTsârᵉphathTsarephath, a place in PalestineH6886 →
- commandedtsâvâhto constitute, enjoinH6680 →
- sustainkûwlproperly, to keep inH3557 →
- Ariseqûwmto riseH6965 →
- ZidonTsîydôwnTsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in PalestineH6721 →
- dwellyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
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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