¶ And the [a]word of the Lord came unto him, saying,

(A)Up, and get thee to Zarephath, which is in Sidon, and remain there: behold, I have commanded a widow 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 was there [b]gathering sticks: and he called her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 17:8 As the troubles of the Saints of God are many, so his mercy is ever at hand to deliver them.
  2. 1 Kings 17:10 All this was to strengthen the faith of Elijah, to the intent that he should look upon nothing worldly, but only trust on God’s providence.

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