Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
New American Standard Bible
So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and she and he and her household ate for many days.
King James Version
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
Holman Bible
So she proceeded to do according to the word of Elijah. Then the woman, Elijah, and her household ate for many days.
International Standard Version
So she went out and did precisely what Elijah told her to do. As a result, Elijah, the widow, and her son were fed for days.
A Conservative Version
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah. And she, and he, and her house, ate [many] days.
Amplified
She went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days.
Bible in Basic English
So she went and did as Elijah said; and she and he and her family had food for a long time.
Darby Translation
And she went and did according to the word of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, ate a whole year.
Julia Smith Translation
And she will go and do according to the word of Elijah: and she will eat, she and he, and her house, days.
King James 2000
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So she went and did according to the word of Elijah; then [both] she and he ate with her household for many days.
Modern King James verseion
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah. And she and he and her house ate many days;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And she went and did as Elijah bade. And she and he and her house did eat a good space,
NET Bible
She went and did as Elijah told her; there was always enough food for Elijah and for her and her family.
New Heart English Bible
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah. And she, and he, and her household, ate for a long time.
The Emphasized Bible
So she went and made ready, according to the word of Elijah, - and did eat, she, and he, and her house, certain days:
Webster
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
World English Bible
She went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, ate [many] days.
Youngs Literal Translation
And she goeth, and doth according to the word of Elijah, and she eateth, she and he, and her household -- days;
Themes
Bible stories for children » David the giant killer 1sa 17 » The food that never grew less
Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To the widow of zerephath
Christian ministers » God's care of
Christian ministers » Hospitality to » Woman of zarephath to elijah
Elijah » Three times fed with divine supplies » By miraculously increased store of the widow
Elijah » Miracles of » Increases the oil of the widow of zarephath
Faith » Instances of » Widow of zarephath in feeding elijah
Giving » Sacrificial » The widow of zarephath
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Ahab
Miracles » Catalogue of » Elijah » Increases the widow's meal and oil
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Elijah » Meal and oil multiplied
Poor » Kindness to » To the widow of zarephath
Select readings » Elijah's miraculous preservation
Sacrificial giving » The widow of zarephath
Self-denial » Exemplified » Widow of zarephath
Widow's » Instances of great liberality in
Women » Good » Widow of zarephath, who fed elijah during the famine
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 17:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elijah And The Widow
14 For thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, The jar of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that Jehovah sendeth rain upon the earth. 15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. 16 The jar of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake by Elijah.
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Cross References
Genesis 6:22
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
Genesis 12:4
So Abram went, as Jehovah had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
Genesis 22:3
And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. And he clave the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
2 Chronicles 20:20
And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in Jehovah your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
Matthew 15:28
Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.
Mark 12:43
And he called unto him his disciples, and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than all they that are casting into the treasury:
John 11:40
Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou believedst, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
Romans 4:19-20
And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb;
Hebrews 11:7-8
By faith Noah, being warned of God concerning things not seen as yet, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
Hebrews 11:17
By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten'son ;