1 Kings 17:2

Then a revelation from the LORD came to Elijah:

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”

3“Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.

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Cross References

1 Kings 12:22But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:

1 Chronicles 17:3But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

Jeremiah 11:1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

Hosea 1:1This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 17:2-8

Elijah's First Prophecy; Elijah Fed by Ravens. ( b. c. 910.) 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. 4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed… Read the whole commentary →

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