1 Kings 17:10
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.
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 said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.
12 And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and said, “Please get me a little water in a jar, that I may drink.”
- ASV
- So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
- DARBY
- And he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the entrance of the city, behold, a widow woman was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
- BLB
- And he arose and went to Zarephath. And he came to the gate of the city, and behold, there a widow, woman, [was] gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in the vessel, that I may drink.”
- ÅB
- Han sto opp og gikk til Sarepta, og da han kom til byporten, fikk han se en enke som gikk og sanket ved; han ropte på henne og sa: Hent meg litt vann i en skål, så jeg kan få drikke!
- OTB
- Så han sto opp og dro til Sarepta, og da han kom til byens inngang, se, en enke var der og samlet pinner. Og han ropte til henne og sa: "Vennligst gi meg litt vann i en kopp, så jeg kan drikke."
- B1930
- Han stod op og gikk til Sarepta, og da han kom til byporten, fikk han se en enke som gikk og sanket ved; han ropte på henne og sa: Hent mig litt vann i en skål, så jeg kan få drikke!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 4:7
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
Read in contextGenesis 24:17
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
Read in contextHebrews 11:37
They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
Read in context2 Corinthians 11:27
In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
Read in contextGenesis 21:15
And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
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