Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

So Elijah left and did exactly what the LORD had told him to do he went to live near the Wadi Cherith, where it enters the Jordan River.

New American Standard Bible

So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.

King James Version

So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

Holman Bible

So he did what the Lord commanded. Elijah left and lived by the Wadi Cherith where it enters the Jordan.

A Conservative Version

So he went and did according to the word of LORD, for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith that is before the Jordan.

American Standard Version

So he went and did according unto the word of Jehovah; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

Amplified

So he went and did in accordance with the word of the Lord; he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.

Bible in Basic English

So he went and did as the Lord said, living by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan.

Darby Translation

And he went and did according to the word of Jehovah; he went and abode by the torrent Cherith, which is before the Jordan.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will go and do according to the word of Jehovah: and he will go and dwell by the torrent Cherith which is upon the face of Jordan.

King James 2000

So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is east of the Jordan.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So he went and did according to the word of Yahweh. He went and stayed in the Wadi Kerith {which faces the Jordan}.

Modern King James verseion

So he went and did according to the Word of Jehovah. For he went and lived by the torrent Cherith, before Jordan.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith that lieth before Jordan.

NET Bible

So he did as the Lord told him; he went and lived in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan.

New Heart English Bible

So he went and did according to the word of the LORD; for he went and lived by the Wadi Cherith, that is near the Jordan.

The Emphasized Bible

So he went and did, according to the word of Yahweh, - yea he went and dwelt in the ravine of Cherith, which faceth the Jordan.

Webster

So he went and did according to the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

World English Bible

So he went and did according to the word of Yahweh; for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

Youngs Literal Translation

And he goeth and doth according to the word of Jehovah, yea, he goeth and dwelleth by the brook Cherith, that is on the front of the Jordan,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
So he went
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

of the Lord

Usage: 0

for he went
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

and dwelt
ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

by the brook
נחלה נחלה נחל 
Nachal 
Usage: 141

כּרית 
K@riyth 
Usage: 2

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

Devotionals

Devotionals about 1 Kings 17:5

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Images 1 Kings 17:5

Prayers for 1 Kings 17:5

Context Readings

The Prophet Elijah Arises

4 You will be able to drink from that brook, and I've commanded some crows to sustain you there." 5 So Elijah left and did exactly what the LORD had told him to do he went to live near the Wadi Cherith, where it enters the Jordan River. 6 Crows would bring him bread and meat both in the morning and in the evening, and he would drink from the brook.


Cross References

1 Kings 19:9

Elijah arrived at a cave and stayed there. All of a sudden this message came from the LORD: "What are you doing here, Elijah?"

Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not depend on your own understanding.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross, and follow me continuously.

John 15:14

You are my friends, if you do what I command you.

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