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1 Kings 17:1-3
New English Translation
1 Kings 17:1-3
New English Translation
Elijah Visits a Widow in Sidonian Territory
17 Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve),[a] there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.”[b] 2 The Lord’s message came to him: 3 “Leave here and travel eastward. Hide out in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan.
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- 1 Kings 17:1 tn Heb “before whom I stand.”
- 1 Kings 17:1 tn Heb “except at the command of my word.”
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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