1 Kings 17:2

Then came the word of Yahweh unto him, saying:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1Then said Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, unto Ahab, By the life of Yahweh, God of Israel, before whom I stand, there shall not, these two years, be either dew or rain,—save at the bidding of my word.

3Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward,—and hide thyself in the ravine of Cherith, which faceth the Jordan;

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Cross References

1 Kings 12:22Then came the word of God unto Shemaiah, the man of God, saying:

1 Chronicles 17:3But so it was that, in that night, the word of God came unto Nathan, saying:

Jeremiah 11:1The word that came unto Jeremiah from Yahweh saying:

Hosea 1:1The word of Yahweh which came unto Hosea son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah,—and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, 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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