1 Kings 17:9 - Compare All Versions

1 Kings 17:7-9 MSG (The Message)

Eventually the brook dried up because of the drought. Then GOD spoke to him: “Get up and go to Zarephath in Sidon and live there. I’ve instructed a woman who lives there, a widow, to feed you.”

1 Kings 17:9 KJV (King James Version)

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

1 Kings 17:9 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

“Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”

1 Kings 17:9 NCV (New Century Version)

“Go to Zarephath in Sidon and live there. I have commanded a widow there to take care of you.”

1 Kings 17:9 ASV (American Standard Version)

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

1 Kings 17:9 NIV (New International Version)

“Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have directed a widow there to supply you with food.”

1 Kings 17:9 NKJV (New King James Version)

“Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”

1 Kings 17:9 AMP (Amplified Bible)

“Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”

1 Kings 17:9 NLT (New Living Translation)

“Go and live in the village of Zarephath, near the city of Sidon. I have instructed a widow there to feed you.”

1 Kings 17:9 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

“Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you.”