1 Kings 17 · Verse 9

1 Kings 17:9

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 other translations

BSB“Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”
WEB“Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.”
ASVArise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee.
YLT‘Rise, go to Zarephath, that is to Zidon, and thou hast dwelt there; lo, I have commanded there a widow woman to sustain thee.'
DARBYArise, go to Zarephath, which is by Zidon, and abide there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to maintain thee.
BBEUp! go now to Zarephath, in Zidon, and make your living-place there; I have given orders to a widow woman there to see that you have food.
WebsterArise, go to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

What does 1 Kings 17:9 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Get thee to Zarephath - This was a town between Tyre and Sidon, but nearer to the latter, and is therefore called in the text Zarephath which belongeth to Sidon; or, as the Vulgate and other versions express it, Sarepta of the Sidonians. Sarepta is the name by which it goes in the New Testament; but its present name is Sarphan. Mr. Maundrell, who visited it, describes it as consisting of a few houses only on the tops of the mountains; but supposes that it anciently stood in the plain below, where there are still ruins of a considerable extent.

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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…

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1 Kings 17:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ק֣וּםkumariseH6965
לֵ֤ךְlekhgoH1980
צָרְפַ֙תָה֙tza.re.Fa.tahZarephath towardsH6886
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
לְצִיד֔וֹןle.tzi.Don[belongs] to SidonH6721
וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.ya.shav.Taand you will dwellH3427
שָׁ֑םShamthereH8033
הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehhere!H2009
צִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiI have commandedH6680
שָׁ֛םshamthereH8033
אִשָּׁ֥ה'i.Shaha womanH802
אַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.Naha widowH490
לְכַלְכְּלֶֽךָ\׃le.khal.ke.Le.khato supply youH3557

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Cross references for 1 Kings 17:9

  • Luke 4:26

    But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.

  • Obadiah 1:20

    And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:7

    But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

  • 1 Kings 17:4

    And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

  • Matthew 15:21-22

    Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

  • Romans 4:17-21

    (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. 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; …

  • Judges 7:2

    And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

  • Judges 7:4

    And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Zarephath.
Ob 1:20; Lu 4:26
Sarepta. which belongeth.
Mt 15:21,22
widow woman.
4; Jud 7:2,4; Ro 4:17-21; 2Co 4:7

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Context

  • 1 Kings 17:8

    And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,

  • 1 Kings 17:9

    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 17:10

    So 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.

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1 Kings 17:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Levántate, vete á Sarepta de Sidón, y allí morarás: he aquí yo he mandado allí á una mujer viuda que te sustente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Lève-toi, va-t’en à Sarepta, qui appartient à Sidon, et tu habiteras là; voici, j’ai commandé là à une femme veuve de te nourrir.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Mache dich auf, gehe nach Zarpath, das zu Zidon gehört, und bleibe daselbst; siehe ich habe daselbst einer Witwe geboten, dich zu versorgen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Surge, et vade in Sarephta Sidoniorum, et manebis ibi: præcepi enim ibi mulieri viduæ ut pascat te.