1 Kings 17:4
And it shall be that thou shalt drink water of the brook, and I will charge the ravens to feed thee there.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
3Depart hence eastward, and hide thee + 17:3 Gr. in.by the brook of Chorrath, that is before Jordan.
5And Eliu did according to the word of the Lord, and he sat by the brook of Chorrath before Jordan.
Cross References
1 Kings 13:28And he went and found the body cast in the way, and the ass and the lion were standing by the body: and the lion had not devoured the body of the man of God, and had not torn the ass.
1 Kings 19:5And he lay down and slept there under a tree; and behold, some one touched him, and said to him, Arise and eat.
Job 34:29And he will give quiet, and who will condemn? and he will hide his face, and who shall see him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man also:
Job 38:41And who has prepared food for the raven? for its young ones wander and cry to the Lord, in search of food.
Psalms 147:9He has not done so to + 147:9 Gr. every.any other nation; and he has not shewn them his judgments.
Jonah 2:1Now the Lord had commanded a great whale to swallow up Jonas: and Jonas was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 17:2-8
Elijah's First Prophecy; Elijah Fed by Ravens. ( b. c. 910.) 1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 2 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, 3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed… Read the whole commentary →