1-Kings - 17:5

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

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Kings 17:5.

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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.
And he went and did according to the word of Jehovah; he went and abode by the torrent Cherith, which is before the Jordan.
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,
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.
So he went and did as the Lord said, living by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan.
So he went and did according to the word of the LORD; for he went and lived by the Wadi Cherith, that is near the Jordan.
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.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

So he went, and did according to the word of the Lord,.... Took his journey eastward, and hid himself in the place directed to:
for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan; see Gill on 1-Kings 17:3.

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