17 1 Elijah forewarneth of the famine to come. 4 He is fed of Ravens. 9 He is sent to Zarephath, where he restoreth his hostess’s son to life.

And Elijah the Tishbite one of the inhabitants of Gilead said unto Ahab, (A)As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I [a]stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, but [b]according to my word.

¶ And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,

Go hence, and turn thee Eastward, and hide thyself in the [c]river Cherith, that is over against Jordan,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 17:1 That is, whom I serve.
  2. 1 Kings 17:1 But as I shall declare it by God’s revelation.
  3. 1 Kings 17:3 Or, brook.

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