1 Kings 17:5

5 Elijah went and did just what the LORD said. He stayed by the Cherith Brook that faced the Jordan River.

1 Kings 17:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 17:5

So he went, and did according to the word of the Lord
Took his journey eastward, and hid himself in the place directed to:

for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan,
(See Gill on 1 Kings 17:3).

1 Kings 17:5 In-Context

3 Go from here and turn east. Hide by the Cherith Brook that faces the Jordan River.

4 You can drink from the brook. I have also ordered the ravens to provide for you there.

5 Elijah went and did just what the LORD said. He stayed by the Cherith Brook that faced the Jordan River.

6 The ravens brought bread and meat in the mornings and evenings. He drank from the Cherith Brook.

7 After a while the brook dried up because there was no rain in the land.