1 Kings 17:9 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 17:8-16

We have here an account of the further protection Elijah was taken under, and the further provision made for him in his retirement. At destruction and famine he shall laugh that has God for his friend to guard and maintain him. The brook Cherith is dried up, but God's care of his people, and kindness to them, never slacken, never fail, but are still the same, are still continued and drawn out to those that know him, Ps. 36:10. When the brook was dried up Jordan was not; why did not God send... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 17:9

Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there ,.... This might be a trial of the prophet's faith, to be sent to dwell in a place belonging to the Zidonians, among whom Jezebel had an interest, being the daughter of their king, 1 Kings 16:31 , the place is so called, to distinguish it from another Zarephath, Obadiah 1:20 , Kimchi interprets it, near to Zidon, yet not as belonging to it, but of the land of Israel; though it rather seems to be a Gentile city; it is... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 17:9

Get thee to Zarephath - This was a town between Tyre and Sidon, but nearer to the latter, and is therefore called in the text Zarephath which belongeth to Sidon; or, as the Vulgate and other versions express it, Sarepta of the Sidonians. Sarepta is the name by which it goes in the New Testament; but its present name is Sarphan. Mr. Maundrell, who visited it, describes it as consisting of a few houses only on the tops of the mountains; but supposes that it anciently stood in the plain... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:7-9

The Widow of Zidon. Towards the close of Elijah's year of seclusion, to use the words of Dr. Macduff, "the brook began to sing less cheerily; once a full rill or cascade, which, night by night, was wont to lull the prophet of Israel to sleep, it becomes gradually attenuated into a silver thread. In s few days it seems to trickle drop by drop from the barren rock, until, where pools of refreshing water were before, there is nothing now left but sand and stones." It is time for the prophet... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:7-16

Divine Care. I. THE ENDLESSNESS OF GOD 'S RESOURCES . 1 . The brook failed ; and one essential of life could no more be had there. But it was only that this wondrous provision might give place to greater marvels. When means are threatened, the heart sinks; but He who has provided these for a season knows of the failure; and He who sent go Cherith can send elsewhere. One channel of help fails only that the soul may be quickened by a fresh revelation of God's kindness. 2... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:7-24

Second Preparation of Elijah. Elijah passed through his second phase of preparation under the humble roof of the widow of Sarepta. He is in the right attitude for gaining a holy preparedness for his work, for he has placed himself absolutely and directly under the guidance of God. When the word of God comes to him, he is ready to arise and go whithersoever it bids. Thus was Christ "led of the Spirit" to commence His public ministry ( Matthew 4:1 ); and throughout His whole course He... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:8-16

The Furnace of Trial. The village of Zarephath appears to have borrowed its name from the furnace or furnaces created there for the smelting of metals. See note on 1 Kings 17:9 . A great lexicographer interprets the word to mean, a "workshop for the melting and refining of metals." But that name might with scarcely less propriety have been bestowed upon it from the circumstances recorded in this section. It was a veritable furnace for men; a place of assay and refining both for the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:9

Arise, get thee to Zarephath [Cf. Obadiah 1:20 . The name points to furnaces or workshops for the refining of metals, צָרַף , liquavit . LXX . σαρεπτὰ ; cf. Luke 4:26 . It is now represented by an insignificant village, Surafend, which, however, preserves the original name. It lies still, as no doubt it did then, on the high road between Tyre and Sidon, and on the shore. The prophet would thus be in the lion's den, in the very heart of the dominions of Ethbaal. See Porter,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 17:9

The dependence of Zarephath (Sarepta) on Sidon is indicated in the inscriptions of Sennacherib, where it is mentioned as belonging to Luliya (Elulaeus), king of Sidon, and as submitting to the Assyrian monarch on Luliya’s flight from his capital. Elijah may have been sent to this place, so near the city of Jezebel’s father, as one which it was most unlikely that he would visit. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 17:9

1 Kings 17:9 . Arise, get thee to Zarephath A city between Tyre and Sidon, called Sarepta by St. Luke 4:26, and others. Which belongeth to Zidon To the jurisdiction of that city, which was inhabited by Gentiles. And God’s providing for his prophet, first, by an unclean bird, and then by a Gentile, whom the Jews esteemed unclean, was a presage of the calling of the Gentiles, and rejection of the Jews. So Elijah was the first prophet of the Gentiles. Commanded a widow woman That is,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 17:8-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 17:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 17:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:7-9

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:7-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:7-24

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:8-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 17:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 17:9

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