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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Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word."
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"Go from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Wadi Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.
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You shall drink from the wadi, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there."
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So he went and did according to the word of the Lord; he went and lived by the Wadi Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.
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