1 Kings 17:9

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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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 (Elula...
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 Ah...
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 .
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...
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 th...
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...
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, cons...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Zarephath ] The 'Sarepta' of Luke 4:26 . The modern Sarafend. It lay between Tyre and Zidon, and, from its nearness to these localities, might be a...
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...
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 dwindl...
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 im...
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 co...
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 ofte...
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...
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. A...
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 jurisd...
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 fir...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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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, w...
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 direc...
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 la...
Scofield Reference Notes

Zarephath called Sarepta, ( Obadiah 1:20 ); ( Luke 4:26 ).
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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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 t...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Elijah in Zarephath
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Arise, get thee to Zarephath, in the Phoenician country, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to...
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 withho...
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 inhab...

⁹ Arise, get thee to Zarephath,c which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 17:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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