1 Kings 17:1

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Elijah, who was from Tishbe but had settled in Gilead, said to Ahab, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord God of Israel whom I serve lives, there will be no dew or rain during the next few years unless I say so.”

Cross References

1 Kings 17:12

She said, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord your God lives, I didn’t bake any bread. I have one handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. I’m gathering wood. I’m going to prepare something for myself and my son so that we can eat it and then die.”

1 Kings 17:2

Then the Lord spoke his word to Elijah:

1 Kings 18:1

A while later in the third year of the drought, the Lord spoke his word to Elijah: “Present yourself to Ahab. I will allow rain to fall on the ground.”

1 Kings 18:10

I solemnly swear, as the Lord your God lives, my master has searched for you in every region and kingdom. When people would say, ‘He isn’t here,’ my master made that kingdom or region take an oath that they hadn’t found you.

1 Kings 18:15

Elijah said, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord of Armies whom I serve lives, I will present myself to Ahab.”

1 Kings 22:14

Micaiah answered, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord lives, I will tell him whatever the Lord tells me.”

1 Kings 8:35

“When the sky is shut and there’s no rain because they are sinning against you, and they pray toward this place, praise your name, and turn away from their sin because you made them suffer,

2 Kings 1:3

Then the angel of the Lord said to Elijah from Tishbe, “Meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and ask them, ‘Do you seek advice from Baalzebub, the god of Ekron, because ⌞you think⌟ there is no God in Israel?

2 Kings 3:14

Elisha answered, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord of Armies whom I serve lives, I wouldn’t even bother to look at you or notice you if it weren’t for my respect for King Jehoshaphat of Judah.

2 Kings 4:38

When Elisha went back to Gilgal, there was a famine in the country. ⌞One day,⌟ while the disciples of the prophets were meeting with him, he told his servant, “Put a large pot on the fire, and cook some stew for the disciples of the prophets.”

2 Kings 5:16

Elisha said, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord whom I serve lives, I will not accept it.” Naaman urged him to take it, but he refused.

2 Kings 5:20

Gehazi, the servant of Elisha (the man of God), thought, “My master let this Aramean Naaman go without accepting what he had brought. As sure as the Lord lives, I’ll run after Naaman and get something from him.”

2 Chronicles 21:12

Then a letter came to him from the prophet Elijah. It read, “This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: You haven’t followed the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or the ways of King Asa of Judah.

2 Chronicles 6:26

“When the sky is shut and there’s no rain because they are sinning against you and they pray toward this place, praise your name, and turn away from their sin because you made them suffer,

Job 12:15

When he holds back the waters, there is a drought. When he releases them, they flood the earth.

Isaiah 49:18

Look up, look around, and watch! All of your children are gathering together and returning to you. “I solemnly swear as I live,” declares the Lord, “you will wear all of them like jewels and display them on yourself as a bride would.”

Isaiah 5:6

I will make it a wasteland. It will never be pruned or hoed. Thorns and weeds will grow in it, and I will command the clouds not to rain on it.

Jeremiah 14:22

The worthless gods of the nations can’t make it rain. By themselves, the skies can’t give showers. But you can, O Lord our God. We have hope in you because you do all these things.

Jeremiah 15:19

This is what the Lord says: If you will return, I will take you back. If you will speak what is worthwhile and not what is worthless, you will stand in my presence. The people will return to you, but you will not return to them.

Jeremiah 28:8

Long ago, the prophets who preceded you and me prophesied wars, disasters, and plagues against many countries and great kingdoms.

Haggai 1:10

It is because of you that the sky has withheld its dew and the earth has withheld its produce.

Matthew 11:14

If you are willing to accept their message, John is the Elijah who was to come.

Matthew 16:14

They answered, “Some say you are John the Baptizer, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

Matthew 27:47

When some of the people standing there heard him say that, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”

Matthew 27:49

The others said, “Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”

Matthew 7:29

Unlike their experts in Moses’ Teachings, he taught them with authority.

Luke 1:17

He will go ahead of the Lord with the spirit and power that Elijah had. He will change parents’ attitudes toward their children. He will change disobedient people so that they will accept the wisdom of those who have God’s approval. In this way he will prepare the people for their Lord.”

Luke 1:19

The angel answered him, “I’m Gabriel! I stand in God’s presence. God sent me to tell you this good news.

Luke 21:36

Be alert at all times. Pray so that you have the power to escape everything that is about to happen and to stand in front of the Son of Man.”

Luke 9:30

Suddenly, both Moses and Elijah were talking with him.

Luke 9:33

As Moses and Elijah were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, “Teacher, it’s good that we’re here. Let’s put up three tents—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” Peter didn’t know what he was saying.

Luke 9:54

James and John, his disciples, saw this. They asked, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to burn them up?”

John 1:21

They asked him, “Well, are you Elijah?” John answered, “No, I’m not.” Then they asked, “Are you the prophet?” John replied, “No.”

John 1:25

They asked John, “Why do you baptize if you’re not the Messiah or Elijah or the prophet?”

Acts 27:23

I know this because an angel from the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood by me last night.

Romans 11:2

God has not rejected his people whom he knew long ago. Don’t you know what Elijah says in the Scripture passage when he complains to God about Israel? He says,

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the Lord’s promise, to stand in the Lord’s presence when they serve him as priests, and to praise his name, as they still do today.

James 5:17

Elijah was human like us. Yet, when he prayed that it wouldn’t rain, no rain fell on the ground for three-and-a-half years.

Revelation 11:6

These witnesses have authority to shut the sky in order to keep rain from falling during the time they speak what God has revealed. They have authority to turn water into blood and to strike the earth with any plague as often as they want.

Judges 12:4

Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought Ephraim. The men of Gilead defeated Ephraim. ⌞They did this because⌟ Ephraim had said, “You people from Gilead are nothing but fugitives from Ephraim and Manasseh.”