1 Kings 17:1

Elijah Predicts Drought

1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of 1the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, "2As the LORD, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely 3there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except * by my word."

1 Kings 17:1 In-Context

1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD , the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word."
2 The word of the LORD came to him, saying,
3 "Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.
4 "It shall be that you will drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there."
5 So he went and did according to the word of the LORD , for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Judges 12:4
  • 2. 1 Kings 18:10; 1 Kings 22:14; 2 Kings 3:14; 2 Kings 5:20
  • 3. 1 Kings 18:1; Luke 4:25; James 5:17

Footnotes 1

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