1 Kings 17:2

Amplified Bible

And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the word of the Lord came to him:

Hebrew Names Version
The word of the LORD came to him, saying,

King James Version
And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,

English Standard Version
And the word of the Lord came to him:

New Century Version
Then the Lord spoke his word to Elijah:

New English Translation
The Lord told him:

New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the worde of the Lorde came vnto him, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came to him, saying,

Contemporary English Version
Later, the Lord said to Elijah,

Complete Jewish Bible
Then the word of Adonai came to him:

Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came to him saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Lord said to Elijah,

George Lamsa Translation
And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

Good News Translation
Then the Lord said to Elijah,

Lexham English Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came to him, saying,

Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah came to him, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the worde of the LORDE came vnto him, and sayde:

American Standard Version
And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying,

Bible in Basic English
Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the worde of the Lorde came vnto him, saying:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying:

King James Version (1611)
And the worde of the Lord came vnto him, saying,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came to Eliu, saying,

English Revised Version
And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
Then a revelation from the LORD came to Elijah:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to hym, and seide,

Young's Literal Translation
And the word of Jehovah is unto him, saying,

Update Bible Version
And the word of Yahweh came to him, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

World English Bible
The word of Yahweh came to him, saying,

New King James Version
Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

New Living Translation
Then the Lord said to Elijah,

New Life Bible
And the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

New Revised Standard
The word of the Lord came to him, saying,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh unto him, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to him, saying:

Revised Standard Version
And the word of the LORD came to him,

THE MESSAGE
God then told Elijah, "Get out of here, and fast. Head east and hide out at the Kerith Ravine on the other side of the Jordan River. You can drink fresh water from the brook; I've ordered the ravens to feed you."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The word of the LORD came to him, saying,

Contextual Overview

¹Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word." ²And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,³"Go from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan [River]. ⁴"You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to sustain you there [with food]." ⁵So 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. ⁶And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he would drink from the brook. ⁷It happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 Kings 12:22, 1 Chronicles 17:3, Jeremiah 7:1, Jeremiah 11:1, Jeremiah 18:1, Hosea 1:1, Hosea 1:2

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 17:8 - the word

Cross-References

Genesis 9:9
"Now behold, I am establishing My covenant (binding agreement, solemn promise) with you and with your descendants after you

Genesis 12:2
And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you [abundantly], And make your name great (exalted, distinguished); And you shall be a blessing [a source of great good to others];

Genesis 13:16
"I will make your descendants [as numerous] as the dust of the earth, so that if a man could count the [grains of] dust of the earth, then your descendants could also be counted.

Genesis 15:18
On the same day the LORD made a covenant (promise, pledge) with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates—

Genesis 17:4
"As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, And [as a result] you shall be the father of many nations.

Genesis 17:6
"I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.

Genesis 17:8
"I will give to you and to your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger [moving from place to place], all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession [of property]; and I will be their God."

Genesis 17:11
"And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be the sign (symbol, memorial) of the covenant between Me and you.

Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?"

Genesis 17:18
And Abraham said to God, "Oh, that Ishmael [my firstborn] might live before You!"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the word of the Lord came to him,.... The word of prophecy, as the Targum; this shows that by word, in the former verse, he means the word of the Lord by him:

saying; as follows.