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John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 17:15

And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat [many] days.

Ver. 15. And her house.] Which till now we read not of, more than of a son only. See on 1 Kings 17:12 .

Many days,] viz., Till the Lord gave rain, and the earth returned to its former fertility. When means may be had and used, miracles are not to be expected.

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