1 Kings 17:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Arise, get thee to Zarephath,c which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. ”

• 1 Kings 17:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  The dependence of Zarephath (Sarepta) on Sidon is indicated in the inscriptions of Sennacherib, where it is mentioned as belonging to Luliya (Elulaeus), king of Sidon, and as submitting to the Assy...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Elijah is Fed by Ravens, and Raises the Widow's Son. Elijah appeared suddenly: we hear nothing of his birth or parentage. He simply announced to Ahab, in the name of Yahweh, before whom I stand ( c...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Zarephath . the Sarepta of Luke 4:26 . a widow. One of nine widows mentioned. See note on 1 Kings 17:4 and Genesis 38:19 .

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. Get thee to Zarephath - This was a town between Tyre and Sidon...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Arise, get thee to Zarephath— Zarephath, or Sarepta, lay between Tyre and Sidon, but nearest to the latter. Mr. Maundrell observes, that it is the same which is now called Sarphan, about three...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. Which belongeth to Zidon, х 'ªsher ( H834 ) lª-Ts...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath The prophet Elijah, who occupies so large a space in the succeeding history, is, like his successor Elisha, conspicuous among the prophetic figures of the OT. as...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Zarephath — the Sarepta of the LXX. and of the New Testament ( Luke 4:26 ). It is said by Josephus to have lain between Tyre and Sidon, and by St. Jerome to have been on the great coast-road. Hen...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Jar of Meal That Wasted not 1 Kings 17:8-16 Even at Cherith we cannot be exempt from trial, and it is hard to sit beside a gradually dwindling brook. But God always provides. None of them t...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Here began a new order, the prophetic. Of course there had been prophets before, but with the coming of Elijah the office was elevated to national importance. From this point onwards, in the economy...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (8) В¶ 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. Obse...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  THE UNEXPECTED IN LIFE ‘Arise, get thee to Zarephath.… I have commanded a widow woman to sustain thee.’ 1 Kings 17:9 I. Notice how God often takes us by unexpected roads. —From Cherith, by...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there ,.... This might be a trial of the prophet's faith, to be sent to dwell in a place belonging to the Zidonians, among whom Jeze...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which [belongeth] to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. Ver. 9. Arise, get thee to Zarephath. ] Which was, say chor...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Arise, get thee to Zarephath A city between Tyre and Sidon, called Sarepta by St. Luke 4:26 , and others. Which belongeth to Zidon To the jurisdiction of that city, which was inhabited by Gentil...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  ELIJAH PROPHESIES A DROUGHT (vs.1-7) Ahab was suddenly confronted by a prophet who had never been mentioned before, Elijah the Tishbite, the first prophet of God spoken of as arising from among...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Widow of Zarephath. B. C. 908.       8 And the word of the L ORD came unto him, saying,...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Zarephath; a city between Tyrus and Sidon, called Sarepta by Luke 4:26 , by Pliny, and others. To Zidon; to the jurisdiction of that city, which therefore was inhabited by Gentiles. See Lu...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  YHWH Makes Provision For Elijah With A Widow Of Zarephath ( 1 Kings 17:8-16 ). The water in the Wadi Cherith having almost dried up, God now directed Elijah to go to Zarephath, where He would arra...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 17:9 . Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon — Sarepta , situate between Tyre and Sidon, in the native land of Jezebel. Yet this “widow” knew JEHOVAH ( 1 K...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - Scofield Reference Notes

  Zarephath called Sarepta, ( Obadiah 1:20 ); ( Luke 4:26 ).

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  1 Kings 17:1 . Elijah the Tishbite. His parentage is not named, but the Jews call him a levite or a priest. He swore to Ahab in the name, not of Baal, but of Jehovah. As the Lord had promised cove...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Arise, get thee to Zarephath. Ordered to Zarephath A friend of mine, spending a few days in the neighbourhood of our English lakes, came upon the most beautiful shrubs he had ever seen. Arreste...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION ELIJAH AND THE GREAT DROUGHT .—The picture which the historian has just drawn of the shameless idolatry and the gross degeneracy of the earlier part of Ahab's reign forms a f...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Elijah in Zarephath

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Kings 17:4 ; 2 Corinthians 4:7 ; Judges 7:2 ; Judges 7:4 ; Luke 4:26 ; Matthew 15:21 ; Matthew 15:22 ; Obadiah 1:20 ; Romans 4:17-21

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  Jehovah-Jireh Selections from 1 Kings 17:1-24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Our God is the God who is enough. There is no good thing which He withholds from them who walk uprightly. Our God is able...

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• 1 Kings 17:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Zarephath — A city between Tyre and Sidon, called Sarepta by St. Luke 4:26 , and others. Zidon — To the jurisdiction of that city, which was inhabited by Gentiles. And God's providing for his prop...

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