1 Kings 17:16

because the flour in the jar was never finished, and the jug of oil was never empty. That happened just like Yahweh had told Elijah that it would happen.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.

In Context

15So the woman did exactly what Elijah told her to do. And she and her son and Elijah had enough food every day,

17Some time later, the woman’s son became sick. He continued to get worse, and finally he died.

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Cross References

1 Kings 16:12That was just what Yahweh told the prophet Jehu would happen.

2 Kings 1:17So Ahaziah died, which is what Yahweh told Elijah would happen. Ahaziah’s younger brother Joram became the new king, when Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat, had been ruling Judah for almost two years. Ahaziah’s brother became the king because Ahaziah had no son to become the king.

Matthew 9:28Jesus went into the house, where he was staying, and then the blind men went in, too. Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to heal your eyes?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord!”

Luke 1:37You should not be surprised at that, because God can do everything!”

John 4:50Jesus said to him, “Then you may go home. Your son ◄will live/not die►!” The man believed what Jesus said, and left.

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 →

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