1 Kings 17:15

15 She went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, ate [many] days.

1 Kings 17:15 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 17:15

And she went, and did according to the saying of Elijah
. Made a cake for him first, and brought it to him, which showed great faith in the word of the Lord by him:

and she, and he, and her house, did eat;
many days, a year at least, if not two years, see ( 1 Kings 17:7 ) the widow, the prophet, and her family, lived upon the meal and oil so long; we read but of one son, but she might have more.

1 Kings 17:15 In-Context

13 Elijah said to her, Don't be afraid; go and do as you have said; but make me of it a little cake first, and bring it forth to me, and afterward make for you and for your son.

14 For thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, The jar of meal shall not empty, neither shall the jar of oil fail, until the day that Yahweh sends rain on the earth.

15 She went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, ate [many] days.

16 The jar of meal didn't empty, neither did the jar of oil fail, according to the word of Yahweh, which he spoke by Elijah.

17 It happened after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.