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1 Kings 17:1-3
Lexham English Bible
1 Kings 17:1-3
Lexham English Bible
The Prophet Elijah Arises
17 Elijah the Tishbite from Tishbe of Gilead said to Ahab, “As Yahweh lives,[a] the God of Israel before whom I stand, there shall surely not be dew nor rain these years except by my command.”[b] 2 Then the word of Yahweh came to him, saying, 3 “Go from this place and turn to the east; you must hide yourself in the Wadi[c] Kerith which faces the Jordan.[d]
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- 1 Kings 17:1 Literally “The life of Yahweh”
- 1 Kings 17:1 Literally “except at the word of my mouth”
- 1 Kings 17:3 A valley that is dry most of the year, but contains a stream during the rainy season
- 1 Kings 17:3 Literally “on the face of the Jordan”
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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