1 Kings 17:1-3

Contemporary English Version

Elijah Stops the Rain

17 ^(A) Elijah was a prophet from Tishbe in Gilead.^[a] One day he went to King Ahab and said, “I'm a servant of the living Lord, the God of Israel. And I swear in his name that it won't rain until I say so. There won't even be any dew on the ground.”

² Later, the Lord said to Elijah, ³ “Leave and go across the Jordan River so you can hide near Cherith Creek.