And the word of the Lord came to him The word of prophecy, as the Targum; this shows that by word, in the former verse, he means the word of the Lord by him:
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Elijah, who was from Tishbe but had settled in Gilead, said to Ahab, "I solemnly swear, as the LORD God of Israel whom I serve lives, there will be no dew or rain during the next few years unless I say so."