1 Kings 17:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.”

1 Kings 17:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 17:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 17:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.””

1 Kings 17:9 — World English Bible

1 Kings 17:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee. ”

1 Kings 17:9 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 17:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Rise, go to Zarephath, that <FI>is<Fi> to Zidon, and thou hast dwelt there; lo, I have commanded there a widow woman to sustain thee.'”

1 Kings 17:9 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 17:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Arise, go to Zarephath, which is by Zidon, and abide there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to maintain thee. ”

1 Kings 17:9 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 17:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Vp, and get thee to Zarephath, which is in Zidon, and remaine there: beholde, I haue commanded a widow there to sustaine thee.”

1 Kings 17:9 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 17:9 in Context — 1 Kings 17

7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

8 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,

9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

11 And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.

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What Does 1 Kings 17:9 Mean?

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