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1 Kings 17:2
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And the word of the LORD came to him,
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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.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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1 Kings 17:2 In-Context
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Now Eli'jah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word."
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And the word of the LORD came to him,
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"Depart from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, that is east of the Jordan.
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You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there."
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So he went and did according to the word of the LORD; he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith that is east of the Jordan.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.