1 Kings 17:5

5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD; for he went and dwelt by the Brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

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 "Get thee hence and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the Brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

4 And it shall be that thou shalt drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there."

5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD; for he went and dwelt by the Brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank from the brook.

7 And it came to pass after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.