1 Kings 17:5

So Elijah did what the LORD had told him, and he went and lived by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.

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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 you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”

6The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.

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Cross References

1 Kings 19:9There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

Matthew 16:24Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

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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