Parallel Verses New International Version "Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have directed a widow there to supply you with food." King James Bible Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. Darby Bible Translation Arise, go to Zarephath, which is by Zidon, and abide there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to maintain thee. World English Bible "Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you." Young's Literal Translation Rise, go to Zarephath, that is to Zidon, and thou hast dwelt there; lo, I have commanded there a widow woman to sustain thee.' 1 Kings 17:9 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleGet thee to Zarephath - This was a town between Tyre and Sidon, but nearer to the latter, and is therefore called in the text Zarephath which belongeth to Sidon; or, as the Vulgate and other versions express it, Sarepta of the Sidonians. Sarepta is the name by which it goes in the New Testament; but its present name is Sarphan. Mr. Maundrell, who visited it, describes it as consisting of a few houses only on the tops of the mountains; but supposes that it anciently stood in the plain below, where there are still ruins of a considerable extent. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Zarephath Sarepta Matthew 15:21,22 Then Jesus went there, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon... widow woman Library Elijah Standing Before the LordAnd Elijah the Tishbite ... said ... As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand.--1 KINGS xvii. 1. This solemn and remarkable adjuration seems to have been habitual upon Elijah's lips in the great crises of his life. We never find it used by any but himself, and his scholar and successor, Elisha. Both of them employ it under similar circumstances, as if unveiling the very secret of their lives, the reason for their strength, and for their undaunted bearing and bold fronting of all antagonism. … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture An American Reformer. An American Reformer A Cloud of Witnesses. Cross References Luke 4:26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon. 1 Kings 17:4 You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there." 1 Kings 17:8 Then the word of the LORD came to him: Obadiah 1:20 This company of Israelite exiles who are in Canaan will possess the land as far as Zarephath; the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the towns of the Negev. Jump to Previous Abide Arise Belongeth Belongs Commanded Dwell Dwelt Feed Living-Place Maintain Once Provide Rise Sidon Supply Sustain Widow Zarephath Zar'ephath ZidonJump to Next Abide Arise Belongeth Belongs Commanded Dwell Dwelt Feed Living-Place Maintain Once Provide Rise Sidon Supply Sustain Widow Zarephath Zar'ephath ZidonLinks 1 Kings 17:9 NIV1 Kings 17:9 NLT 1 Kings 17:9 ESV 1 Kings 17:9 NASB 1 Kings 17:9 KJV 1 Kings 17:9 Bible Apps 1 Kings 17:9 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 17:9 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 17:9 French Bible 1 Kings 17:9 German Bible 1 Kings 17:9 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |