The others said, “Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”
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.”
They say, “God has abandoned him. Pursue him and grab him because there is no one to rescue him.”
One of the men ran at once, took a sponge, and soaked it in some vinegar. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink.
Then Jesus loudly cried out once again and gave up his life.