1 Kings 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 the Jordan.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.'

6And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

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Cross References

1 Kings 19:9And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and He said unto him: 'What doest thou here, Elijah?'

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 →

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