1 Kings 17:2

2 And the word of the LORD came unto 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 Then Elijah, the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, 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 unto him, saying,

3 Leave this place and turn to the east and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan,

4 and 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.