1 Kings 17:1-7
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] 4 It shall be that you shall drink from the wadi,[e] and I have commanded the crows to sustain you there.” 5 So he went and did according to the word of Yahweh. He went and stayed in the Wadi[f] Kerith which faces the Jordan.[g] 6 The crows were bringing bread and meat in the morning for him and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the wadi.[h] 7 It happened after a while[i] that the wadi[j] dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
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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 17:4 A valley that is dry most of the year, but contains a stream during the rainy season
- 1 Kings 17:5 A valley that is dry most of the year, but contains a stream during the rainy season
- 1 Kings 17:5 Literally “on the face of the Jordan”
- 1 Kings 17:6 A valley that is dry most of the year, but contains a stream during the rainy season
- 1 Kings 17:7 Literally “from the end of days”
- 1 Kings 17:7 A seasonal stream that is often dry
1 Kings 17:1-7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Elijah Announces Famine
17 Now Elijah(A) the Tishbite, from the Gilead settlers,[a](B) said to Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel lives,(C) I stand before Him, and there will be no dew or rain during these years except by my command!”(D)
2 Then a revelation from the Lord came to him: 3 “Leave here, turn eastward, and hide(E) yourself at the Wadi Cherith where it enters the Jordan. 4 You are to drink from the wadi. I have commanded the ravens(F) to provide for you there.”
5 So he did what the Lord commanded. Elijah left and lived by the Wadi Cherith where it enters the Jordan. 6 The ravens kept bringing him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening,(G) and he drank from the wadi. 7 After a while, the wadi dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
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- 1 Kings 17:1 LXX reads from Tishbe of Gilead
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