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1 Kings 17:1-3
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1 Kings 17:1-3
International Standard Version
Elijah Calls for a Drought
17 Elijah the foreigner,[a] who was an alien resident from Gilead, told Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel lives, in whose presence I’m standing, there will be neither dew nor rain these next several years, except when I say so.”
2 Later, this message came to him from the Lord: 3 “Leave here and go into hiding at the Wadi[b] Cherith, where it enters the Jordan River.[c]
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- 1 Kings 17:1 Lit. Tishbite; or sojourner
- 1 Kings 17:3 I.e. a seasonal stream or river that channels water during rain seasons but is dry at other times
- 1 Kings 17:3 The Heb. lacks River; and so throughout the chapter
1 Kings 17:1-3
New International Version
1 Kings 17:1-3
New International Version
Elijah Announces a Great Drought
17 Now Elijah(A) the Tishbite, from Tishbe[a] in Gilead,(B) said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain(C) in the next few years except at my word.”
Elijah Fed by Ravens
2 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah: 3 “Leave here, turn eastward and hide(D) in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 17:1 Or Tishbite, of the settlers
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