Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of ^1athe settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “^bAs the LORD, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, ^cthere shall certainly be neither dew nor rain during these years, except by my word.” 2 Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 3 “Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is ¹east of the Jordan. 4 And it shall be that you will drink from the brook, and ^aI have commanded the ravens to provide food for you there.” 5 So he went and did everything according to the word of the LORD, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is ¹east of the Jordan. 6 And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he would drink from the brook. 7 But it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

8 Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 9 “Arise, go to ^aZarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there; behold, ^bI have commanded a widow there to provide food for you.” 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the entrance of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and ^ahe called to her and said, “Please get me a little water in a ¹cup, so that I may drink.” 11 As she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand.” 12 But she said, “^aAs the LORD your God lives, ^bI have no food, only a handful of flour in the ¹bowl and a little oil in the jar; and behold, I am gathering ²a few sticks so that I may go in and prepare it for me and my son, so that we may ³eat it and ^cdie.” 13 However, Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go, do as you have said. Just make me a little bread loaf from ¹it first and bring it out to me, and afterward you may make one for yourself and for your son. 14 For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel says: ‘The ¹bowl of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil become empty, until the day that the LORD provides rain on the face of the earth.’” 15 So she went and did everything in accordance with the word of Elijah, and she and he and her household ate for many days. 16 The ¹bowl of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil become empty, in accordance with the word of the LORD which He spoke through Elijah.

17 Now it happened after these things that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his ¹condition became very grave, until at the end ²he was no longer breathing. 18 So she said to Elijah, “^1aWhy is my business any of yours, you ^bman of God? Yet you have come to me to bring my wrongdoing to remembrance, and to put my son to death!” 19 But he said to her, “Give me your son.” Then he took him from her ¹arms and carried him up to the upstairs room where he was living, and laid him on his own bed. 20 And he called to the LORD and said, “LORD, my God, have You also brought catastrophe upon the widow with whom I am ¹staying, by causing her son to die?” 21 ^aThen he stretched himself out over the boy three times, and called to the LORD and said, “LORD, my God, please, let this boy’s life return ¹to him.” 22 And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, ^aand the life of the boy returned ¹to him and he revived. 23 Elijah then took the boy and brought him down from the upstairs room into the house and gave him to his mother; and Elijah said, “See, your son is alive.” 24 Then the woman said to Elijah, “^aNow I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.”

Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of ^athe settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “^bAs the LORD, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, ^cthere shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” Deut 11:16, 17 2 And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 3 “Go from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan River. 4 You shall drink from the brook, and ^aI have commanded the ravens to sustain you there with food.” 5 So he went and did in accordance with the word of the LORD; he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. 6 And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he would drink from the brook. 7 It happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

8 Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 9 “Arise, go to ^1aZarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. Behold, ^bI have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” 10 So he set out and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks for firewood. ^aHe called out to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a jar, so that I may drink.” 11 As she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand.” 12 But she said, “^aAs the LORD your God lives, ^bI have no bread, only a handful of flour in the bowl and a little oil in the jar. See, I am gathering a few sticks so that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it as our last meal and ^cdie.” 13 Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said. Just make me a little bread from it first and bring it out to me, and afterward you may make one for yourself and for your son. 14 For this is what the LORD God of Israel says: ‘The bowl of flour shall not be exhausted nor shall the jar of oil be empty until the day that the LORD sends rain again on the face of the earth.’” 15 She went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days. 16 The bowl of flour was not exhausted nor did the jar of oil become empty, in accordance with the word of the LORD which He spoke through Elijah.

17 It happened after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him. 18 So she said to Elijah, “^aWhat problem is there between you and me, O ^bman of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to mind and to put my son to death?” 19 He said to her, “Give me your son.” Then he took him from her arms and carried him up to the upper room where he was living, and laid him on his own bed. 20 He called to the LORD and said, “O LORD my God, have You brought further tragedy to the widow with whom I am staying, by causing her son to die?” 21 ^aThen he stretched himself out upon the child three times, and called to the LORD and said, “O LORD my God, please let this child’s life return to him.” 22 The LORD heard the voice of Elijah, ^aand the life of the child returned to him and he revived. 23 Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper room into the lower part of the house and gave him to his mother; and Elijah said, “See, your son is alive.” 24 Then the woman said to Elijah, “^aNow I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.”

Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of ^1athe settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “^bAs Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, surely ^cthere shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” 2 Then the word of Yahweh came to him, saying, 3 “Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is ¹east of the Jordan. 4 And it will be that you will drink of the brook, and ^aI have commanded the ravens to sustain you there.” 5 So he went and did according to the word of Yahweh, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is ¹east of the Jordan. 6 And the ravens were bringing him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he would drink from the brook. 7 Now it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

8 Then the word of Yahweh came to him, saying, 9 “Arise, go to ^aZarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and remain there; behold, ^bI have commanded a widow there to sustain you.” 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and ^ahe called to her and said, “Please get me a little water in a ¹jar, that I may drink.” 11 So she went to get it, and he called to her and said, “Please get me a piece of bread in your hand.” 12 But she said, “^aAs Yahweh your God lives, ^bI have no ¹bread, only a handful of flour in the ²bowl and a little oil in the jar; and behold, I am gathering ³a few sticks that I may go in and prepare for me and my son, that we may eat it and ^cdie.” 13 Then Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go, do as you have said, but make me a little bread cake from ¹it first and bring it out to me, and afterward you may make one for yourself and for your son. 14 For thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘The ¹bowl of flour shall not be exhausted, nor shall the jar of oil ²be empty, until the day that Yahweh sends rain on the face of the earth.’” 15 So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and she and he and her household ate for many days. 16 The ¹bowl of flour was not exhausted nor did the jar of oil ²become empty, according to the word of Yahweh which He spoke by the hand of Elijah.

17 Now it happened after these things that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him. 18 So she said to Elijah, “^aWhat do I have to do with you, O ^bman of God? ¹You have come to me to bring my iniquity to remembrance and to put my son to death!” 19 And he said to her, “Give me your son.” Then he took him from her bosom and carried him up to the upper room where he was living, and laid him on his own bed. 20 Then he called to Yahweh and said, “O Yahweh my God, have You also brought calamity to the widow with whom I am sojourning, by causing her son to die?” 21 ^aThen he stretched himself upon the child three times, and called to Yahweh and said, “O Yahweh my God, I pray You, let this child’s life return ¹to him.” 22 And Yahweh heard the voice of Elijah, ^aand the life of the child returned ¹to him and he became alive. 23 Then Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper room into the house and gave him to his mother; and Elijah said, “See, your son is alive.” 24 Then the woman said to Elijah, “^aNow I know this: that you are a man of God and that the word of Yahweh in your mouth is truth.”