1 Kings 17:9
Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee.
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8And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying,
Cross References
Judges 7:2And Jehovah said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.
1 Kings 17:4And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
1 Kings 19:6And he looked, and, behold, there was at his head a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
Matthew 15:21And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.
Romans 4:17(as it is written, A father of many nations have I made thee) before him whom he believed, [even] God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 17:9-17
The Widow of Zarephath. ( b. c. 908.) 8 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, 9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. 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. 11 And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and… Read the whole commentary →