1 Kings 17:8

Elijah and the widow from Zarephath

8 The LORD's word came to Elijah:

1 Kings 17:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 17:8

And the word of the Lord came unto him
As before, after he had been a year at the brook, and that was dried up:

saying;
as follows.

1 Kings 17:8 In-Context

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.

8 The LORD's word came to Elijah:

9 Get up and go to Zarephath near Sidon and stay there. I have ordered a widow there to take care of you.

10 Elijah left and went to Zarephath. As he came to the town gate, he saw a widow collecting sticks. He called out to her, "Please get a little water for me in this cup so I can drink."