1 Kings 17:2

2 The word of the LORD came to him, saying,

1 Kings 17:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 17:2

And the word of the Lord came to him
The word of prophecy, as the Targum; this shows that by word, in the former verse, he means the word of the Lord by him:

saying;
as follows.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Kings 17:2 In-Context

1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD , the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word."

2 The word of the LORD came to him, saying,

3 "Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.

4 "It shall be that you will drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there."

5 So he went and did according to the word of the LORD , for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.

1 Kings 17:2

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1 Kings 17:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 17:2 In-Context