1 Kings 17:1-3

Elijah Visits a Widow in Sidonian Territory

17:1 Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve), ¹  there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.” ²  17:2 The Lord told him: ³  17:3 “Leave here and travel eastward. Hide out in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan.

[17:1]  ¹ tn Heb “before whom I stand.”

[17:1]  ² tn Heb “except at the command of my word.”

[17:2]  ³ tn Heb “and the word of the Lord came to him, saying.”