Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version She went away and did as Elijah had told her. So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family. New Living Translation So she did as Elijah said, and she and Elijah and her family continued to eat for many days. English Standard Version And she went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days. Berean Standard Bible So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household. King James Bible And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. New King James Version So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah; and she and he and her household ate for many days. New American Standard Bible So she went and did everything in accordance with the word of Elijah, and she and he and her household ate for many days. NASB 1995 So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and she and he and her household ate for many days. NASB 1977 So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and she and he and her household ate for many days. Legacy Standard Bible So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and she and he and her household ate for many days. Amplified Bible She went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days. Christian Standard Bible So she proceeded to do according to the word of Elijah. Then the woman, Elijah, and her household ate for many days. Holman Christian Standard Bible So she proceeded to do according to the word of Elijah. Then the woman, Elijah, and her household ate for many days. American Standard Version And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. Contemporary English Version The widow went home and did exactly what Elijah had told her. She and Elijah and her family had enough food for a long time. English Revised Version And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. GOD'S WORD® Translation She did what Elijah had told her. So she, Elijah, and her family had food for a long time. Good News Translation The widow went and did as Elijah had told her, and all of them had enough food for many days. International Standard Version So she went out and did precisely what Elijah told her to do. As a result, Elijah, the widow, and her son were fed for days. Majority Standard Bible So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household. NET Bible She went and did as Elijah told her; there was always enough food for Elijah and for her and her family. New Heart English Bible And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah. And she, and he, and her household, ate for a long time. Webster's Bible Translation And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. World English Bible She went and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, he, and her household ate many days. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd she goes, and does according to the word of Elijah, and she eats, she and he and her household [for many] days; Young's Literal Translation And she goeth, and doth according to the word of Elijah, and she eateth, she and he, and her household -- days; Smith's Literal Translation And she will go and do according to the word of Elijah: and she will eat, she and he, and her house, days. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleShe went and did according to the word of Elias: and he ate, and she, and her house: and from that day Catholic Public Domain Version She went and acted in accord with the word of Elijah. And he ate, and she and her household ate. And from that day, New American Bible She left and did as Elijah had said. She had enough to eat for a long time—he and she and her household. New Revised Standard Version She went and did as Elijah said, so that she as well as he and her household ate for many days. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd she went and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she and he and her household did eat many days. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And she went and she did according to the word of Elyah, and she ate, she and he and the children of her household in those days. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the woman went and did so, and did eat, she, and he, and her children. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Widow of Zarephath…14for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth.’ ” 15So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household. 16The jar of flour was not exhausted and the jug of oil did not run dry, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Elijah.… Cross References 2 Kings 4:1-7 Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!” / “How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” / “Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few. ... Matthew 6:25-34 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? / Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? / Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? ... Luke 4:25-26 But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land. / Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon. Exodus 16:4-5 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions. / Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.” John 6:35 Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst. 2 Corinthians 9:8-11 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. / As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.” / Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness. ... Philippians 4:19 And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Psalm 37:25 I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread. Genesis 22:14 And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.” Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. James 2:14-17 What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? / Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. / If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that? ... Proverbs 3:9-10 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops; / then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. Malachi 3:10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure. Deuteronomy 8:3 He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. Isaiah 55:1-2 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. Treasury of Scripture And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. did according Genesis 6:22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. Genesis 12:4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. Genesis 22:3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. many days. Jump to Previous Ate Eat Eateth Elijah Eli'jah Family Food House Household Time Whole WordJump to Next Ate Eat Eateth Elijah Eli'jah Family Food House Household Time Whole Word1 Kings 17 1. Elijah, having prophesied against Ahab, 3. is sent to Cherith where the ravens feed him. 8. He is sent to the widow of Zarephath 17. He raises the widow's son 24. The woman believes him So she went and did This phrase highlights the widow's obedience and faith. In the Hebrew context, the word for "went" (וַתֵּלֶךְ, "vatelekh") implies a deliberate action, suggesting that she made a conscious decision to trust Elijah's words. Her actions reflect a deep faith, as she was willing to use the last of her resources based on the promise of a prophet she had just met. This obedience is a powerful testament to the faith that God desires from His followers, trusting in His provision even when circumstances seem dire. according to the word of Elijah and she and he and her household had food to eat for many days Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So she wentוַתֵּ֥לֶךְ (wat·tê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and did וַתַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה (wat·ta·‘ă·śeh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make according to the word כִּדְבַ֣ר (kiḏ·ḇar) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of Elijah, אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ (’ê·lî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 452: Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites and the woman, הִֽיא־ (hî-) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are Elijah, וָה֛וּא (wā·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are and her household וּבֵיתָ֖הּ (ū·ḇê·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1004: A house had food to eat וַתֹּ֧אכַל (wat·tō·ḵal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 398: To eat every day. יָמִֽים׃ (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day Links 1 Kings 17:15 NIV1 Kings 17:15 NLT 1 Kings 17:15 ESV 1 Kings 17:15 NASB 1 Kings 17:15 KJV 1 Kings 17:15 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 17:15 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 17:15 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 17:15 French Bible 1 Kings 17:15 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 17:15 She went and did according to (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |