1 Kings 17:2

2 Then the LORD said to Elijah,

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 Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives—the God I serve—there will be no dew or rain during the next few years until I give the word!”

2 Then the LORD said to Elijah,

3 “Go to the east and hide by Kerith Brook, near where it enters the Jordan River.

4 Drink from the brook and eat what the ravens bring you, for I have commanded them to bring you food.”

5 So Elijah did as the LORD told him and camped beside Kerith Brook, east of the Jordan.