And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.
and the ravens are bringing to him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening, and of the brook he drinketh.
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the torrent.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile