KJV ORIGINAL
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So she went and did exactly what Elijah had told her to do. And she, Elijah, and her household had food to eat for many days.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The widow trusted Elijah's word from God, and as a result, she and her family were provided for during the famine.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during a severe famine in Israel caused by a drought that God sent as judgment during King Ahab's reign. Elijah had asked a poor widow in Zarephath (a Gentile city) to make him bread from her last bit of flour and oil, promising that God would miraculously provide for her family if she obeyed.
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