1 Kings 17:1-6

Elijah Predicts a Drought

1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, of 1Tishbe[a] in Gilead, said to Ahab, 2"As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, 3before whom I stand, 4there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word."
2 And the word of the LORD came to him:
3 "Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.
4 You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there."
5 So he went and did according to the word of the LORD. He went and lived by the brook Cherith that is east of the Jordan.
6 And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.

Cross References 4

  • 1. [Judges 12:4]
  • 2. 1 Kings 18:10, 15; 1 Kings 22:14; 2 Kings 3:14; 2 Kings 5:16; See Ruth 3:13
  • 3. 1 Kings 18:15; [Deuteronomy 10:8]
  • 4. Luke 4:25; James 5:17; [1 Kings 18:1]

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Septuagint; Hebrew of the settlers
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