the Lord thy God] Vers. 1. She believed the God of the Israelites to be the true God: as Rahab (Joshua 2:11.) and Ruth 1:16. not a cake] Not so much as a little cake baked on an hearth. (Genesis 18:6.) No bread at all baked in the oven; not a peece of a loaf. two sticks] A few sticks: two or three, as we say, 2 Samuel 13:6. for me and my son] See v. 15. eat it, and die] Preserve our life as long as we have any means, and then yeeld our lives to the good pleasure of God. For she saw no means of preserving their lives any longer.