1 Kings 17:2

2 And 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.

1 Kings 17:2 In-Context

1 And Elijah the Tishbite [who was] of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, [As] the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

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

3 Depart hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that [is] before 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 to the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that [is] before Jordan.