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1 Kings 17:15

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15 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.
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1 Kings 17:15 in Other Translations

KJV
15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
ESV
15 And she went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days.
NLT
15 So she did as Elijah said, and she and Elijah and her family continued to eat for many days.
MSG
15 And she went right off and did it, did just as Elijah asked. And it turned out as he said - daily food for her and her family.
CSB
15 So she proceeded to do according to the word of Elijah. She and he and her household ate for many days.

1 Kings 17:15 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 17:15

And she went, and did according to the saying of Elijah
. Made a cake for him first, and brought it to him, which showed great faith in the word of the Lord by him:

and she, and he, and her house, did eat;
many days, a year at least, if not two years, see ( 1 Kings 17:7 ) the widow, the prophet, and her family, lived upon the meal and oil so long; we read but of one son, but she might have more.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Kings 17:15 In-Context

13 Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small loaf of bread for me from what you have and bring it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son.
14 For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain on the land.’ ”
15 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.
16 For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the word of the LORD spoken by Elijah.
17 Some time later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. He grew worse and worse, and finally stopped breathing.
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