So he went and did according to Yahweh’s word; for he went and lived by the brook Cherith that is before the Jordan.
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So he went and did according to Yahweh’s word; for he went and lived by the brook Cherith that is before the Jordan.
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So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
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So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to 1 Kings 17:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 19:9 He came to a cave there, and camped there; and behold, Yahweh’s word came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
- Proverbs 3:5 Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
- Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
- John 15:14 You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 17:5 So he went and did according unto…
1Ki 17:5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that [is] before Jordan.
Ver. 5. For he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith.] In some cave, likely: as 1Ki 19:9, where Joh. Hierosolymitanus saith he was taught of God a form of solitary living, and had various good people directed to him by the angels: whom he taught and confirmed. But whether this were so or not, Elijah could not be alone, so long as he had God and himself to converse with. A good man is never less alone, than when alone.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain So he went, and did according to the word…
So he went, and did according to the word of the Lord,.... Took his journey eastward, and hid himself in the place directed to:
for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan; see Gill on Kg1 17:3.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 5. he went and dwelt] The first of these…
5. he went and dwelt] The first of these verbs, and, of course, the conjunction, is omitted by the LXX.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain So he went and did according auto the word…
So he went and did according auto the word of the Lord: for Heb. and he went and dwelt by Heb. in the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 as the word of Yahweh commanded
as the word of Yahweh commanded
Here "the word" represents Yahweh himself. AT: "as Yahweh commanded" (See: Metonymy)
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the brook Kerith
This is the name of a very small stream. See how you translated this in 1 Kings 17:2. (See: How to Translate Names)
in the land
"in that area" or "in that country"
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bread
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