1 Kings 16:34-17:10
New International Version
34 In Ahab’s time, Hiel of Bethel rebuilt Jericho. He laid its foundations at the cost of his firstborn son Abiram, and he set up its gates at the cost of his youngest son Segub, in accordance with the word of the Lord spoken by Joshua son of Nun.(A)
Elijah Announces a Great Drought
17 Now Elijah(B) the Tishbite, from Tishbe[a] in Gilead,(C) said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain(D) 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(E) in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. 4 You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens(F) to supply you with food there.”
5 So he did what the Lord had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there. 6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning(G) and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.
Elijah and the Widow at Zarephath
7 Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. 8 Then the word of the Lord came to him: 9 “Go at once to Zarephath(H) in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have directed a widow(I) there to supply you with food.” 10 So he went to Zarephath. When he came to the town gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and asked, “Would you bring me a little water in a jar so I may have a drink?”(J)
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 17:1 Or Tishbite, of the settlers
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