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1 Kings 17:9

SidonZarephath
Guidance and decisionsThe stranger and outcast

7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

8 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,

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 said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.

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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.

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BSB
“Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”
KJV
Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
WEB
“Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.”
ASV
Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee.
DARBY
Arise, go to Zarephath, which is by Zidon, and abide there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to maintain thee.
BLB
“Arise, go to Zarephath, which [is] unto Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded there a widow woman to provide for you.”
ÅB
Stå opp og gå til Sarepta, som hører til Sidon, og bli der! Jeg har befalt en enke der å forsørge deg.
OTB
"Stå opp, dra til Sarepta, som hører til Sidon, og bo der. Se, jeg har befalt en enke der å gi deg mat."
B1930
Stå op og gå til Sarepta, som hører til Sidon, og bli der! Jeg har befalt en enke der å forsørge dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 4:26

    But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.

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  • Obadiah 1:20

    And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:7

    But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

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  • 1 Kings 17:4

    And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

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  • Matthew 15:21–22

    Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.

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  • Romans 4:17–21

    (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

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  • Judges 7:2

    And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

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  • Judges 7:4

    And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.

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