1 Kings 17:15

Faith Obedience Generosity Poverty and the vulnerable

¹³ “Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son,

¹⁴ for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth.’”

So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household.

¹⁶ The jar of flour was not exhausted and the jug of oil did not run dry, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Elijah.

¹⁷ Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household.
KJV: And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
WEB: She went and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, he, and her household ate many days.
ASV: And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat [many] days.
DARBY: And she went and did according to the word of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, ate a whole year.
BLB: And she went away and did according to the word of Elijah, and she ate, she and he and her house for days.

ÅB: Og hun gikk og gjorde som Elias hadde sagt, og de hadde mat, både han og hun og hennes hus, i lang tid;
OTB: Så hun gikk og gjorde som Elia hadde sagt, og hun og han og hennes husstand hadde mat i mange dager.
B1930: Og hun gikk og gjorde som Elias hadde sagt, og de hadde mat, både han og hun og hennes hus, i lang tid;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

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