1 Kings 17:1

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,

3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
KJV
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
WEB
Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.”
ASV
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As Jehovah, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
DARBY
And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except by my word.
BLB
And Elijah the Tishbite from the Tishbites of Gilead said to Ahab, “[As] YHWH, God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be these years dew and rain, except if at my word.”
ÅB
Da sa tisbitten Elias, en av dem som var flyttet inn i Gilead, til Akab: Så sant Herren, Israels Gud, lever, han hvis tjener jeg er: Det skal i disse år ikke komme dugg eller regn uten etter mitt ord.
OTB
Nå sa Elia fra Tisjbe, som var blant bosetterne i Gilead, til Ahab: "Så sant Herren, Israels Gud, lever, han som jeg står for, skal det verken være dugg eller regn i disse årene, uten ved mitt ord."
B1930
Da sa tisbitten Elias, en av dem som var flyttet inn i Gilead, til Akab: Så sant Herren, Israels Gud, lever, han hvis tjener jeg er: Det skal i disse år ikke komme dugg eller regn uten efter mitt ord.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 4:25–26

    But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

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  • James 5:17

    Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

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  • Luke 1:17

    And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

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  • 1 Kings 22:14

    And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.

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  • 2 Kings 3:14

    And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.

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  • Matthew 7:29

    For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

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  • Acts 27:23

    For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

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  • Luke 1:19

    And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

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