Parallel Verses
NET Bible
She went and did as Elijah told her; there was always enough food for Elijah and for her and her family.
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.
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.
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,
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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Bayith
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 17:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elijah And The Widow
14 For this is what the Lord God of Israel says, 'The jar of flour will not be empty and the jug of oil will not run out until the day the Lord makes it rain on the surface of the ground.'" 15 She went and did as Elijah told her; there was always enough food for Elijah and for her and her family. 16 The jar of flour was never empty and the jug of oil never ran out, just as the Lord had promised through Elijah.
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Cross References
Genesis 6:22
And Noah did all that God commanded him -- he did indeed.
Genesis 12:4
So Abram left, just as the Lord had told him to do, and Lot went with him. (Now Abram was 75 years old when he departed from Haran.)
Genesis 22:3
Early in the morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. He took two of his young servants with him, along with his son Isaac. When he had cut the wood for the burnt offering, he started out for the place God had spoken to him about.
2 Chronicles 20:20
Early the next morning they marched out to the Desert of Tekoa. When they were ready to march, Jehoshaphat stood up and said: "Listen to me, you people of Judah and residents of Jerusalem! Trust in the Lord your God and you will be safe! Trust in the message of his prophets and you will win."
Matthew 15:28
Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, your faith is great! Let what you want be done for you." And her daughter was healed from that hour.
Mark 12:43
He called his disciples and said to them, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the offering box than all the others.
John 11:40
Jesus responded, "Didn't I tell you that if you believe, you would see the glory of God?"
Romans 4:19-20
Without being weak in faith, he considered his own body as dead (because he was about one hundred years old) and the deadness of Sarah's womb.
Hebrews 11:7-8
By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Hebrews 11:17
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, yet he was ready to offer up his only son.