Parallel Verses New International Version As she was going to get it, he called, "And bring me, please, a piece of bread." King James Bible 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. Darby Bible Translation And she went to fetch [it], and he called to her and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand. World English Bible As she was going to get it, he called to her, and said, "Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand." Young's Literal Translation And she goeth to bring it, and he calleth unto her and saith, 'Bring, I pray thee, to me a morsel of bread in thy hand.' 1 Kings 17:11 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleGet 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 below, where there are still ruins of a considerable extent. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as she was going a morsel Library Elijah Standing Before the LordAnd Elijah the Tishbite ... said ... As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand.--1 KINGS xvii. 1. This solemn and remarkable adjuration seems to have been habitual upon Elijah's lips in the great crises of his life. We never find it used by any but himself, and his scholar and successor, Elisha. Both of them employ it under similar circumstances, as if unveiling the very secret of their lives, the reason for their strength, and for their undaunted bearing and bold fronting of all antagonism. … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture An American Reformer. An American Reformer A Cloud of Witnesses. Cross References 1 Kings 17:10 So he went to Zarephath. When he came to the town gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and asked, "Would you bring me a little water in a jar so I may have a drink?" 1 Kings 17:12 "As surely as the LORD your God lives," she replied, "I don't have any bread--only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a meal for myself and my son, that we may eat it--and die." Jump to Previous Bit Bread Fetch Hand Morsel Piece Please SmallJump to Next Bit Bread Fetch Hand Morsel Piece Please SmallLinks 1 Kings 17:11 NIV1 Kings 17:11 NLT 1 Kings 17:11 ESV 1 Kings 17:11 NASB 1 Kings 17:11 KJV 1 Kings 17:11 Bible Apps 1 Kings 17:11 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 17:11 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 17:11 French Bible 1 Kings 17:11 German Bible 1 Kings 17:11 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |