So Elijah did as the Lord told him and camped beside Kerith Brook, east of the Jordan.
Parallel translations
- WEB So he went and did according to Yahweh’s word; for he went and lived by the brook Cherith that is before the Jordan.
- KJV So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
- BSB So Elijah did what the LORD had told him, and he went and lived by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.
- NKJV So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.
- NASB So he went and did everything according to the word of the Lord, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.
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Quick answer
Elijah obeys God's word and goes to live by the brook Cherith.
Overview
Elijah's prompt and exact obedience models the faith that takes God at His word even when the provision seems improbable. His withdrawal to Cherith places him entirely in God's hands, dependent on daily supply. The verse commends a trust that follows divine instruction without hesitation.
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Cross-references · 4
- Prov 3:5Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
- Matt 16:24Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
- John 15:14You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.
- 1 Kgs 19:9He came to a cave there, and camped there; and behold, Yahweh’s word came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
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