1 Kings 17:15 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

She did what Elijah had told her. So she, Elijah, and her family had food for a long time.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat 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.

BBE:

So she went and did as Elijah said; and she and he and her family had food for a long time.

DBY:

And she went and did according to the word of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, ate a whole year.

ERV:

And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.

JPS:

And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.

WBS:

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, and he, and her house, ate many days.

YLT:

And she goeth, and doth according to the word of Elijah, and she eateth, she and he, and her household -- days;

1 Kings 17:15 Cross References

XREF:

1 Kings 17:14 "For thus says the LORD God of Israel, 'The bowl of flour shall not be exhausted, nor shall the jar of oil be empty, until the day that the LORD sends rain on the face of the earth.'"

1 Kings 17:16 The bowl of flour was not exhausted nor did the jar of oil become empty, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke through Elijah. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

17:15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat {h} [many] days.
(h) That is, till he had rain and food on the earth.

WES:

17:15 Many days - A long time, even above two years, before the following event about her son happened. And surely the increase of her faith to such a degree, as to enable her thus to deny herself and trust the promise, was as great a miracle in the kingdom of grace, as the increase of her oil in the kingdom of providence. Happy are they who can thus against hope believe and obey in hope.

MHC:

17:8-16 Many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, and some, it is likely, would have bidden him welcome to their houses; yet he is sent to honour and bless with his presence a city of Sidon, a Gentile city, and so becomes the first prophet of the Gentiles. Jezebel was Elijah's greatest enemy; yet, to show her how powerless was her malice, God will find a hiding-place for him even in her own country. The person appointed to entertain Elijah is not one of the rich or great men of Sidon; but a poor widow woman, in want, and desolate, is made both able and willing to sustain him. It is God's way, and it is his glory, to make use of, and put honour upon, the weak and foolish things of the world. O woman, great was thy faith; one has not found the like, no not in Israel. She took the prophet's word, that she should not lose by it. Those who can venture upon the promise of God, will make no difficulty to expose and empty themselves in his service, by giving him his part first. Surely the increase of this widow's faith, so as to enable her thus readily to deny herself, and to depend upon the Divine promise, was as great a miracle in the kingdom of grace, as the increase of her meal and oil in the kingdom of providence. Happy are all who can thus, against hope, believe and obey in hope. One poor meal's meat this poor widow gave the prophet; in recompence of it, she and her son did eat above two years, in a time of famine. To have food from God's special favour, and in such good company as Elijah, made it more than doubly sweet. It is promised to those who trust in God, that they shall not be ashamed in evil time; in days of famine they shall be satisfied.

CONC:

Ate Eat Eateth Elijah Eli'jah Family Household Saying

Ate Eat Eateth Elijah Eli'jah Family Food House Household Time Whole Word

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