1 Kings 17:15
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
1 Kings 17:15 in other translations
| BSB | So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household. |
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| WEB | She went and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, he, and her household ate many days. |
| ASV | And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. |
| YLT | And she goeth, and doth according to the word of Elijah, and she eateth, she and he, and her household--days; |
| DARBY | And she went and did according to the word of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, ate a whole year. |
| BBE | So she went and did as Elijah said; and she and he and her family had food for a long time. |
| Webster | And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. |
What does 1 Kings 17:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 17:8-16
8-16. the word of the Lord came to him--Zarephath, Sarepta, now Surafend, whither he was directed to go, was far away on the western coast of Palestine, about nine miles south of Sidon, and within the dominions of Jezebel's impious father, where the famine also prevailed. Meeting, at his entrance into the town, the very woman who was appointed by divine providence to support him, his faith was severely tested by…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 17:8-16
Many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, and some, it is likely, would have bidden him welcome to their houses; yet he is sent to honour and bless with his presence a city of Sidon, a Gentile city, and so becomes the first prophet of the Gentiles. Jezebel was Elijah's greatest enemy; yet, to show her how powerless was her malice, God will find a hiding-place for him even in her own country. The person…
1 Kings 17:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 17:15
- Genesis 6:22
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
- Matthew 15:28
Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
- Hebrews 11:17
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
- Mark 12:43
And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
- Romans 4:19-20
And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb: He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
- 2 Chronicles 20:20
And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
- Genesis 22:3
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
- Hebrews 11:7-8
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
- John 11:40
Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
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Context
- 1 Kings 17:14
For 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.
- 1 Kings 17:15
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
- 1 Kings 17:16
And 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 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces ella fué, é hizo como le dijo Elías; y comió él, y ella y su casa, muchos días. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et elle s’en alla, et fit selon la parole d’Élie. Et elle mangea, elle, et lui, et sa maison, toute une année. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie ging hin und tat nach dem Worte Elias; und sie aß, er und sie, und ihr Haus, viele Tage. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quæ abiit, et fecit juxta verbum Eliæ: et comedit ipse, et illa, et domus ejus: et ex illa die |