1 Kings 17:9
Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
KJV
Surge, et vade in Sarephta Sidoniorum, et manebis ibi : præcepi enim ibi mulieri viduæ ut pascat te.
Vulgate
Ἀνάστηθι καὶ πορεύου εἰς Σάρεπτα τῆς Σειδωνίας· ἰδοὺ ἐντέταλμαι ἐκεῖ γυναικὶ χήρᾳ τοῦ διατρέφειν σε.
LXX
Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee.
ASV
ק֣וּם לֵ֤ךְ צָרְפַ֨תָ/ה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְ/צִיד֔וֹן וְ/יָשַׁבְתָּ֖ שָׁ֑ם הִנֵּ֨ה צִוִּ֥יתִי שָׁ֛ם אִשָּׁ֥ה אַלְמָנָ֖ה לְ/כַלְכְּלֶֽ/ךָ
Hebrew
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12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Intertextual echoes
Quoted or echoed by 1 later passage.
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Luke 4:26 · allusion"But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow."Elijah sent to the widow of Zarephath — Jesus references in Nazareth
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2583After Elijah had learned mercy during his retreat at the Wadi Cherith, he teaches the widow of Zarephath to believe in the Word of God and confirms her faith by his urgent prayer: God brings the widow's child back to life.33 The sacrifice on Mount Carmel is a decisive test for the faith of the People of God. In response to Elijah's plea, "Answer me, O LORD, answer me," the Lord…
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 17:4 — And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
- 1Kgs 17:4 — And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
- 2Cor 4:7 — But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
- Luke 4:26 — But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
- Luke 4:26 — But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
- Matt 10:11 — And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
- Matt 15:21 — Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
- Obad 1:20 — And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of th
- Obad 1:20 — And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of th
- Rom 4:17 — (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.