1 Kings 17:5

So he went and did according to the word of the Lord; for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, that is before 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

4It shall be, that you shall drink of the brook. I have commanded the ravens to feed you there."

6The 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 19:9He came there to a cave, and lodged there; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"

Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him 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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