1 Kings 17:1-7
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. 4 Drink from the stream; I have already told[c] the ravens to bring you food[d] there.” 5 So he carried out[e] the Lord’s message; he went and lived in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan. 6 The ravens would bring him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he would drink from the stream.
7 After a while,[f] the stream dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
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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 17:4 tn Heb “commanded.”
- 1 Kings 17:4 tn Heb “to provide for you.”
- 1 Kings 17:5 tn Heb “acted according to.”
- 1 Kings 17:7 tn Heb “And it came about at the end of days.”
1 Kings 17:1-7
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] 4 You will be able to drink from that brook, and I’ve commanded some crows to sustain you there.”
5 So Elijah[d] left and did exactly what the Lord had told him to do—he went to live near the Wadi[e] Cherith, where it enters the Jordan River. 6 Crows would bring him bread and meat both in the morning and in the evening, and he would drink from the brook. 7 But after a while,[f] the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
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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 17:5 Lit. he
- 1 Kings 17:5 I.e. a seasonal stream or river that channels water during rain seasons but is dry at other times
- 1 Kings 17:7 Lit. But at the end of days
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