Apologetics Bible

1Kings 17:1

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּי מִתֹּשָׁבֵי גִלְעָד אֶל־אַחְאָב חַי־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר עָמַדְתִּי לְפָנָיו אִם־יִהְיֶה הַשָּׁנִים הָאֵלֶּה טַל וּמָטָר כִּי אִם־לְפִי דְבָרִֽי׃

vayo'mer-'eliyahv-hatisheviy-mitoshavey-gile'ad-'el-'ache'av-chay-yehvah-'elohey-yishera'el-'asher-'amadetiy-lefanayv-'im-yiheyeh-hashaniym-ha'eleh-tal-vmatar-khiy-'im-lefiy-devariy

KJV: And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

AKJV: And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

ASV: And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As Jehovah, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

YLT: And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, saith unto Ahab, `Jehovah, God of Israel, liveth, before whom I have stood, there is not these years dew and rain, except according to my word.'

Exposition: 1Kings 17:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:2

Hebrew

וַיְהִי דְבַר־יְהוָה אֵלָיו לֵאמֹֽר׃

vayehiy-devar-yehvah-'elayv-le'mor

KJV: And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,

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

ASV: And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying,

YLT: And the word of Jehovah is unto him, saying,

Exposition: 1Kings 17:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:3

Hebrew

לֵךְ מִזֶּה וּפָנִיתָ לְּךָ קֵדְמָה וְנִסְתַּרְתָּ בְּנַחַל כְּרִית אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃

lekhe-mizeh-vfaniyta-lekha-qedemah-venisetareta-venachal-kheriyt-'asher-'al-feney-hayareden

KJV: Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

AKJV: Get you hence, and turn you eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

ASV: Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

YLT: `Go from this place ; and thou hast turned for thee eastward, and been hidden by the brook Cherith, that is on the front of the Jordan,

Exposition: 1Kings 17:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:4

Hebrew

וְהָיָה מֵהַנַּחַל תִּשְׁתֶּה וְאֶת־הָעֹרְבִים צִוִּיתִי לְכַלְכֶּלְךָ שָֽׁם׃

vehayah-mehanachal-tisheteh-ve'et-ha'oreviym-tziviytiy-lekhalekhelekha-sham

KJV: And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

AKJV: And it shall be, that you shall drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.

ASV: And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

YLT: and it hath been, from the brook thou dost drink, and the ravens I have commanded to sustain thee there.'

Exposition: 1Kings 17:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:5

Hebrew

וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיַּעַשׂ כִּדְבַר יְהוָה וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּנַחַל כְּרִית אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃

vayelekhe-vaya'ash-khidevar-yehvah-vayelekhe-vayeshev-venachal-kheriyt-'asher-'al-feney-hayareden

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.

AKJV: So he went and did according to the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelled by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

ASV: So he went and did according unto the word of Jehovah; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

YLT: And he goeth and doth according to the word of Jehovah, yea, he goeth and dwelleth by the brook Cherith, that is on the front of the Jordan,

Exposition: 1Kings 17:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:6

Hebrew

וְהָעֹרְבִים מְבִיאִים לוֹ לֶחֶם וּבָשָׂר בַּבֹּקֶר וְלֶחֶם וּבָשָׂר בָּעָרֶב וּמִן־הַנַּחַל יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃

veha'oreviym-meviy'iym-lvo-lechem-vvashar-vavoqer-velechem-vvashar-va'arev-vmin-hanachal-yisheteh

KJV: And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

AKJV: And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

ASV: And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

YLT: and the ravens are bringing to him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening, and of the brook he drinketh.

Exposition: 1Kings 17:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:7

Hebrew

וַיְהִי מִקֵּץ יָמִים וַיִּיבַשׁ הַנָּחַל כִּי לֹֽא־הָיָה גֶשֶׁם בָּאָֽרֶץ׃

vayehiy-miqetz-yamiym-vayiyvash-hanachal-khiy-lo'-hayah-geshem-va'aretz

KJV: And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

AKJV: And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. ¶

ASV: And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, at the end of days, that the brook drieth up, for there hath been no rain in the land,

Exposition: 1Kings 17:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:8

Hebrew

וַיְהִי דְבַר־יְהוָה אֵלָיו לֵאמֹֽר׃

vayehiy-devar-yehvah-'elayv-le'mor

KJV: And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,

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

ASV: And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying,

YLT: and the word of Jehovah is unto him, saying,

Exposition: 1Kings 17:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:9

Hebrew

קוּם לֵךְ צָרְפַתָה אֲשֶׁר לְצִידוֹן וְיָשַׁבְתָּ שָׁם הִנֵּה צִוִּיתִי שָׁם אִשָּׁה אַלְמָנָה לְכַלְכְּלֶֽךָ׃

qvm-lekhe-tzarefatah-'asher-letziydvon-veyashaveta-sham-hineh-tziviytiy-sham-'ishah-'alemanah-lekhalekhelekha

KJV: Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

AKJV: Arise, get you to Zarephath, which belongs to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain you.

ASV: Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee.

YLT: `Rise, go to Zarephath, that is to Zidon, and thou hast dwelt there; lo, I have commanded there a widow woman to sustain thee.'

Exposition: 1Kings 17:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:10

Hebrew

וַיָּקָם ׀ וַיֵּלֶךְ צָרְפַתָה וַיָּבֹא אֶל־פֶּתַח הָעִיר וְהִנֵּֽה־שָׁם אִשָּׁה אַלְמָנָה מְקֹשֶׁשֶׁת עֵצִים וַיִּקְרָא אֵלֶיהָ וַיֹּאמַר קְחִי־נָא לִי מְעַט־מַיִם בַּכְּלִי וְאֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃

vayaqam- -vayelekhe-tzarefatah-vayavo'-'el-fetach-ha'iyr-vehineh-sham-'ishah-'alemanah-meqosheshet-'etziym-vayiqera'-'eleyha-vayo'mar-qechiy-na'-liy-me'at-mayim-vakheliy-ve'esheteh

KJV: So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

AKJV: So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray you, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

ASV: So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

YLT: And he riseth, and goeth to Zarephath, and cometh in unto the opening of the city, and lo there, a widow woman gathering sticks, and he calleth unto her, and saith, `Bring, I pray thee, to me, a little water in a vessel, and I drink.'

Exposition: 1Kings 17:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, th...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:11

Hebrew

וַתֵּלֶךְ לָקַחַת וַיִּקְרָא אֵלֶיהָ וַיֹּאמַר לִֽקְחִי־נָא לִי פַּת־לֶחֶם בְּיָדֵֽךְ׃

vatelekhe-laqachat-vayiqera'-'eleyha-vayo'mar-liqechiy-na'-liy-fat-lechem-veyadekhe

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray you, a morsel of bread in your hand.

ASV: And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.

YLT: 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.'

Exposition: 1Kings 17:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:12

Hebrew

וַתֹּאמֶר חַי־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אִם־יֶשׁ־לִי מָעוֹג כִּי אִם־מְלֹא כַף־קֶמַח בַּכַּד וּמְעַט־שֶׁמֶן בַּצַּפָּחַת וְהִנְנִי מְקֹשֶׁשֶׁת שְׁנַיִם עֵצִים וּבָאתִי וַעֲשִׂיתִיהוּ לִי וְלִבְנִי וַאֲכַלְנֻהוּ וָמָֽתְנוּ׃

vato'mer-chay-yehvah-'eloheykha-'im-yesh-liy-ma'vog-khiy-'im-melo'-khaf-qemach-vakhad-vme'at-shemen-vatzafachat-vehineniy-meqosheshet-shenayim-'etziym-vva'tiy-va'ashiytiyhv-liy-veliveniy-va'akhalenuhv-vamatenv

KJV: And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

AKJV: And she said, As the LORD your God lives, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

ASV: And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

YLT: And she saith, `Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but the fulness of the hand of meal in a pitcher, and a little oil in a dish; and lo, I am gathering two sticks, and have gone in and prepared it for myself, and for my son, and we have eaten it--and died.'

Exposition: 1Kings 17:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, th...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:13

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ אֵלִיָּהוּ אַל־תִּירְאִי בֹּאִי עֲשִׂי כִדְבָרֵךְ אַךְ עֲשִׂי־לִי מִשָּׁם עֻגָה קְטַנָּה בָרִאשֹׁנָה וְהוֹצֵאתְ לִי וְלָךְ וְלִבְנֵךְ תַּעֲשִׂי בָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃

vayo'mer-'eleyha-'eliyahv-'al-tiyre'iy-vo'iy-'ashiy-khidevarekhe-'akhe-'ashiy-liy-misham-'ugah-qetanah-vari'shonah-vehvotze'te-liy-velakhe-velivenekhe-ta'ashiy-va'acharonah

KJV: And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.

AKJV: And Elijah said to her, Fear not; go and do as you have said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it to me, and after make for you and for your son.

ASV: And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it forth unto me, and afterward make for thee and for thy son.

YLT: And Elijah saith unto her, `Fear not, go, do according to thy word, only make for me thence a little cake, in the first place, and thou hast brought out to me; and for thee and for thy son make--last;

Exposition: 1Kings 17:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:14

Hebrew

כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּד הַקֶּמַח לֹא תִכְלָה וְצַפַּחַת הַשֶּׁמֶן לֹא תֶחְסָר עַד יוֹם תתן־תֵּת־יְהוָה גֶּשֶׁם עַל־פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָֽה׃

khiy-khoh-'amar-yehvah-'elohey-yishera'el-khad-haqemach-lo'-tikhelah-vetzafachat-hashemen-lo'-techesar-'ad-yvom-ttn-tet-yehvah-geshem-'al-feney-ha'adamah

KJV: For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.

AKJV: For thus says the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sends rain on the earth.

ASV: For thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, The jar of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that Jehovah sendeth rain upon the earth.

YLT: for thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, The pitcher of meal is not consumed, and the dish of oil is not lacking, till the day of Jehovah's giving a shower on the face of the ground.'

Exposition: 1Kings 17:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:15

Hebrew

וַתֵּלֶךְ וַתַּעֲשֶׂה כִּדְבַר אֵלִיָּהוּ וַתֹּאכַל הוא־והיא הִֽיא־וָהוּא וּבֵיתָהּ יָמִֽים׃

vatelekhe-vata'asheh-khidevar-'eliyahv-vato'khal-hv'-vhy'-hiy'-vahv'-vveytah-yamiym

KJV: And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.

AKJV: And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.

ASV: And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.

YLT: And she goeth, and doth according to the word of Elijah, and she eateth, she and he, and her household--days;

Exposition: 1Kings 17:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:16

Hebrew

כַּד הַקֶּמַח לֹא כָלָתָה וְצַפַּחַת הַשֶּׁמֶן לֹא חָסֵר כִּדְבַר יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּיַד אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃

khad-haqemach-lo'-khalatah-vetzafachat-hashemen-lo'-chaser-khidevar-yehvah-'asher-diver-veyad-'eliyahv

KJV: And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.

AKJV: And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by Elijah. ¶

ASV: The jar of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake by Elijah.

YLT: the pitcher of meal was not consumed, and the dish of oil did not lack, according to the word of Jehovah that He spake by the hand of Elijah.

Exposition: 1Kings 17:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:17

Hebrew

וַיְהִי אַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה חָלָה בֶּן־הָאִשָּׁה בַּעֲלַת הַבָּיִת וַיְהִי חָלְיוֹ חָזָק מְאֹד עַד אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נֽוֹתְרָה־בּוֹ נְשָׁמָֽה׃

vayehiy-'achar-hadevariym-ha'eleh-chalah-ven-ha'ishah-va'alat-havayit-vayehiy-chaleyvo-chazaq-me'od-'ad-'asher-lo'-nvoterah-vvo-neshamah

KJV: And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.

AKJV: And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.

ASV: And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, after these things, the son of the woman, mistress of the house, hath been sick, and his sickness is very severe till that no breath hath been left in him.

Exposition: 1Kings 17:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:18

Hebrew

וַתֹּאמֶר אֶל־אֵלִיָּהוּ מַה־לִּי וָלָךְ אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים בָּאתָ אֵלַי לְהַזְכִּיר אֶת־עֲוֺנִי וּלְהָמִית אֶת־בְּנִֽי׃

vato'mer-'el-'eliyahv-mah-liy-valakhe-'iysh-ha'elohiym-va'ta-'elay-lehazekhiyr-'et-'avniy-vlehamiyt-'et-veniy

KJV: And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?

AKJV: And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with you, O you man of God? are you come to me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?

ASV: And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? thou art come unto me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son!

YLT: And she saith unto Elijah, `What--to me and to thee, O man of God? thou hast come unto me to cause mine iniquity to be remembered, and to put my son to death!'

Exposition: 1Kings 17:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:19

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ תְּנִֽי־לִי אֶת־בְּנֵךְ וַיִּקָּחֵהוּ מֵחֵיקָהּ וַֽיַּעֲלֵהוּ אֶל־הָעֲלִיָּה אֲשֶׁר־הוּא יֹשֵׁב שָׁם וַיַּשְׁכִּבֵהוּ עַל־מִטָּתֽוֹ׃

vayo'mer-'eleyha-teniy-liy-'et-venekhe-vayiqachehv-mecheyqah-vaya'alehv-'el-ha'aliyah-'asher-hv'-yoshev-sham-vayashekhivehv-'al-mitatvo

KJV: And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

AKJV: And he said to her, Give me your son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he stayed, and laid him on his own bed.

ASV: And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

YLT: And he saith unto her, `Give to me thy son;' and he taketh him out of her bosom, and taketh him up unto the upper chamber where he is abiding, and layeth him on his own bed,

Exposition: 1Kings 17:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:20

Hebrew

וַיִּקְרָא אֶל־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי הֲגַם עַל־הָאַלְמָנָה אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי מִתְגּוֹרֵר עִמָּהּ הֲרֵעוֹתָ לְהָמִית אֶת־בְּנָֽהּ׃

vayiqera'-'el-yehvah-vayo'mar-yehvah-'elohay-hagam-'al-ha'alemanah-'asher-'aniy-mitegvorer-'imah-hare'vota-lehamiyt-'et-venah

KJV: And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?

AKJV: And he cried to the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, have you also brought evil on the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?

ASV: And he cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?

YLT: and crieth unto Jehovah, and saith, `Jehovah my God, also on the widow with whom I am sojourning hast Thou done evil--to put her son to death?'

Exposition: 1Kings 17:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:21

Hebrew

וַיִּתְמֹדֵד עַל־הַיֶּלֶד שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים וַיִּקְרָא אֶל־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי תָּשָׁב נָא נֶֽפֶשׁ־הַיֶּלֶד הַזֶּה עַל־קִרְבּֽוֹ׃

vayitemoded-'al-hayeled-shalosh-fe'amiym-vayiqera'-'el-yehvah-vayo'mar-yehvah-'elohay-tashav-na'-nefesh-hayeled-hazeh-'al-qirevvo

KJV: And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.

AKJV: And he stretched himself on the child three times, and cried to the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray you, let this child’s soul come into him again.

ASV: And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.

YLT: And he stretcheth himself out on the lad three times, and calleth unto Jehovah, and saith, `O Jehovah my God, let turn back, I pray Thee, the soul of this lad into his midst;'

Exposition: 1Kings 17:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:22

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁמַע יְהוָה בְּקוֹל אֵלִיָּהוּ וַתָּשָׁב נֶֽפֶשׁ־הַיֶּלֶד עַל־קִרְבּוֹ וַיֶּֽחִי׃

vayishema'-yehvah-veqvol-'eliyahv-vatashav-nefesh-hayeled-'al-qirevvo-vayechiy

KJV: And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.

AKJV: And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.

ASV: And Jehovah hearkened unto the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.

YLT: and Jehovah hearkeneth to the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the lad turneth back into his midst, and he liveth.

Exposition: 1Kings 17:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:23

Hebrew

וַיִּקַּח אֵלִיָּהוּ אֶת־הַיֶּלֶד וַיֹּרִדֵהוּ מִן־הָעֲלִיָּה הַבַּיְתָה וַֽיִּתְּנֵהוּ לְאִמּוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ רְאִי חַי בְּנֵֽךְ׃

vayiqach-'eliyahv-'et-hayeled-vayoridehv-min-ha'aliyah-havayetah-vayitenehv-le'imvo-vayo'mer-'eliyahv-re'iy-chay-venekhe

KJV: And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.

AKJV: And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him to his mother: and Elijah said, See, your son lives. ¶

ASV: And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother; and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.

YLT: And Elijah taketh the lad, and bringeth him down from the upper chamber of the house, and giveth him to his mother, and Elijah saith, `See, thy son liveth!'

Exposition: 1Kings 17:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 17:24

Hebrew

וַתֹּאמֶר הָֽאִשָּׁה אֶל־אֵלִיָּהוּ עַתָּה זֶה יָדַעְתִּי כִּי אִישׁ אֱלֹהִים אָתָּה וּדְבַר־יְהוָה בְּפִיךָ אֱמֶֽת׃

vato'mer-ha'ishah-'el-'eliyahv-'atah-zeh-yada'etiy-khiy-'iysh-'elohiym-'atah-vdevar-yehvah-vefiykha-'emet

KJV: And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.

AKJV: And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.

ASV: And the woman said to Elijah, Now I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of Jehovah in thy mouth is truth.

YLT: And the woman saith unto Elijah, `Now, this I have known, that a man of God thou art , and the word of Jehovah in thy mouth is truth.'

Exposition: 1Kings 17:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.