1 Kings 17:2

Elijah Fed by Ravens

2 Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah:

1 Kings 17:2 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
English Standard Version (ESV)
2 And the word of the LORD came to him:
New Living Translation (NLT)
2 Then the LORD said to Elijah,
The Message Bible (MSG)
2 God then told Elijah,
American Standard Version (ASV)
2 And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying,
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
2 Then the LORD spoke his word to Elijah:
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
2 Then a revelation from the Lord came to him:
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
2 Then a message from the LORD came to Elijah. It said,

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 the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.”
2 Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah:
3 “Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan.
4 You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.”
5 So he did what the LORD had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there.
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