1-kings 17:7
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Now after a time the stream became dry, because there was no rain in the land.
Webster's Revision
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
World English Bible
It happened after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
Clarke's 1-kings 17:7 Bible Commentary
The brook dried up - Because there had been no rain in the land for some time, God having sent this drought as a testimony against the idolatry of the people: see Deuteronomy 11:16, Deuteronomy 11:17.
Wesley's 1-kings 17:7 Bible Commentary
17:7 A while - Heb. at the end of days; that is, of a year; for so the word days is often used. Dried - God so ordering it, for thepunishment of those Israelites who lived near it, and had hitherto beenrefreshed by it: and for the exercise of Elijah's faith, and to teachhim to depend upon God alone.
