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I Kings 17:Verse 5

KJV
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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.

Proverbs 3:5Matthew 16:241 Kings 19:9John 15:14Proverbs 3:5
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What Does I Kings 17:5 Mean?

Detailed meaning and commentary

"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. The narrative commends..."

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King James VersionPrimary
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.

American Standard Version
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.

American King James Version
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.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

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.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

So he went and did as the Lord said, living by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan.

Young's Literal Translation
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,

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

So he went and did according to the word of the Lord; for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

So he went and did according to the word of the Lord; for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

So he went and did according to the word of Jehovah; for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

Darby Translation
Darby

And he went and did according to the word of Jehovah; he went and abode by the torrent Cherith, which is before the Jordan.

Webster Bible
Webster

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

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

So he went and did according vnto the word of the Lord: for he went, and remained by the riuer Cherith that is ouer against Iorden.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

So he went, and did according to the word of the Lord: and going, he dwelt by the torrent Carith, which is over against the Jordan.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

So he went and did, according to the word of Yahweh,—yea he went and dwelt in the ravine of Cherith, which faceth the Jordan.

Literal Translation
LITV

And he went and did according to the word of Jehovah; for he went and lived by the torrent Cherith, that is before Jordan.

Modern King James
MKJV

So he went and did according to the word of the LORD. For he went and lived by the torrent Cherith, before Jordan.

Updated King James
UKJV

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.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

So he went and did according to the word of Yahweh. He went and stayed in the Wadi Kerith ⌞which faces the Jordan⌟.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

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

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

Therefore, he went and acted in accord with the word of the Lord. And going away, he settled by the torrent Cherith, which is opposite the Jordan.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

So Elijah did what the LORD had told him, and he went and lived by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.

Revised Webster
RWebster

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

Therfor he yede, and dide bi the word of the Lord; and whanne he hadde go, he sat in the stronde of Carith, which is ayens Jordan.

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