26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.



Ver. 26. That was a widow] A calamitous name, 2Sa_14:5. The Hebrews call her Almanah, a dumb woman, because either she dare not or may not speak for herself: but God professeth himself the patron of such; and he can speak for them in the hearts of their greatest adversaries. Happy they in such an advocate.