1 Kings 17:1

Contemporary English Version 1995

Elijah was a prophet from Tishbe in Gilead. One day he went to King Ahab and said, “I'm a servant of the living Lord, the God of Israel. And I swear in his name that it won't rain until I say so. There won't even be any dew on the ground.”

Cross References

James 5:17

Elijah was just as human as we are, and for three and a half years his prayers kept the rain from falling.

Luke 1:17

He will go ahead of the Lord with the same power and spirit that Elijah had. And because of John, parents will be more thoughtful of their children. And people who now disobey God will begin to think as they ought to. This is how John will get people ready for the Lord.

1 Kings 22:14

“I'll say whatever the living Lord tells me to say,” Micaiah replied.

2 Kings 3:14

Elisha said to him, “I serve the Lord All-Powerful, and as surely as he lives, I swear I wouldn't even look at you if I didn't respect King Jehoshaphat.”

Revelation 11:6

They have the power to lock up the sky and to keep rain from falling while they are prophesying. And whenever they want to, they can turn water to blood and cause all kinds of terrible troubles on earth.

Romans 11:2

God did not turn his back on his chosen people. Don't you remember reading in the Scriptures how Elijah complained to God about the people of Israel?

Luke 21:36

Watch out and keep praying that you can escape all that is going to happen and that the Son of Man will be pleased with you.

Luke 9:30

Suddenly Moses and Elijah were there speaking with him.

Matthew 7:29

He taught them like someone with authority, and not like their teachers of the Law of Moses.

1 Kings 18:1

For three years no rain fell in Samaria, and there was almost nothing to eat anywhere. The Lord said to Elijah, “Go and meet with King Ahab. I will soon make it rain.” So Elijah went to see Ahab.

Deuteronomy 10:8

After I put the two stones in the sacred chest, the Lord chose the tribe of Levi, not only to carry the chest, but also to serve as his priests at the place of worship and to bless the other tribes in his name. And they still do these things.

Acts 27:23

I belong to God, and I worship him. Last night he sent an angel

Luke 1:19

The angel answered, “I am Gabriel, God's servant, and I was sent to tell you this good news.

1 Kings 18:15

Elijah said, “I'm a servant of the living Lord All-Powerful, and I swear in his name that I will meet with Ahab today.”

1 Kings 18:10

I swear to you in the name of the living Lord your God that the king has looked everywhere for you. He sent people to look in every country, and when they couldn't find you, he made the leader of each country swear that you were not in that country.

Judges 12:4

But the men from Ephraim said, “You people of Gilead are nothing more than refugees from Ephraim. You even live on land that belongs to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh.” So Jephthah called together the army of Gilead, then they attacked and defeated the army from Ephraim.

John 1:25

They asked him, “Why are you baptizing people, if you are not the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet?”

John 1:21

Then when they asked him if he were Elijah, he said, “No, I am not!” And when they asked if he were the Prophet, he also said “No!”

Luke 9:54

When the disciples James and John saw what was happening, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to destroy these people?”

Luke 9:33

Moses and Elijah were about to leave, when Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here! Let us make three shelters, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” But Peter did not know what he was talking about.

Matthew 27:49

Others said, “Wait! Let's see if Elijah will come and save him.”

Matthew 27:47

Some of the people standing there heard Jesus and said, “He's calling for Elijah.”

Matthew 16:14

The disciples answered, “Some people say you are John the Baptist or maybe Elijah or Jeremiah or some other prophet.”

Matthew 11:14

And if you believe them, John is Elijah, the prophet you are waiting for.

Jeremiah 15:19

Then the Lord told me: Stop talking like a fool! If you turn back to me and speak my message, I will let you be my prophet once again. I hope the people of Judah will accept what you say. But you can ignore their threats, *

Isaiah 49:18

Look around! You will see your people coming home. As surely as I live, I, the Lord, promise that your city with its people will be as lovely as a bride wearing her jewelry.”

2 Kings 5:16

“I am a servant of the living Lord,” Elisha answered, “and I swear that I will not take anything from you.” Naaman kept begging, but Elisha kept refusing.

1 Kings 17:2

Later, the Lord said to Elijah,

1 Kings 17:12

The widow answered, “In the name of the living Lord your God, I swear that I don't have any bread. All I have is a handful of flour and a little olive oil. I'm on my way home now with these few sticks to cook what I have for my son and me. After that, we will starve to death.”

2 Kings 1:3

About the same time, an angel from the Lord sent Elijah the prophet from Tishbe to say to the king's messengers, “Ahaziah has rejected Israel's own God by sending you to ask Baalzebub about his injury.

2 Kings 5:20

Gehazi said to himself, “Elisha let that Syrian off too easy. He should have taken Naaman's gift. I swear by the living Lord that I will talk to Naaman myself and get something from him.”

2 Chronicles 6:26

Suppose your people sin against you, and you punish them by holding back the rain. If they stop sinning and turn toward this temple to pray in your name,

Job 12:15

God can hold back the rain or send a flood,

Isaiah 5:6

It will turn into a desert, neither pruned nor hoed; it will be covered with thorns and briars. I will command the clouds not to send rain.

Jeremiah 14:22

Idols can't send rain, and showers don't fall by themselves. Only you control the rain, so we put our trust in you, the Lord our God.

Jeremiah 28:8

that long before we were born, prophets were saying powerful kingdoms would be struck by war, disaster, and disease.

Haggai 1:10

That's also why the dew doesn't fall and your harvest fails.

1 Kings 8:35

Suppose your people sin against you, and you punish them by holding back the rain. If they turn toward this temple and pray in your name and stop sinning,

2 Kings 4:38

Later, Elisha went back to Gilgal, where there was almost nothing to eat, because the crops had failed. One day while the prophets who lived there were meeting with Elisha, he said to his servant, “Prepare a big pot of stew for these prophets.”

2 Chronicles 21:12

One day, Jehoram received a letter from Elijah the prophet that said: I have a message for you from the Lord God your ancestor David worshiped. He knows that you have not followed the example of Jehoshaphat your father or Asa your grandfather.