1 Kings 17:1

Good News Translation

A prophet named Elijah, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to King Ahab, “In the name of the Lord, the living God of Israel, whom I serve, I tell you that there will be no dew or rain for the next two or three years until I say so.”

Cross References

1 Kings 17:12

She answered, “By the living Lord your God I swear that I don't have any bread. All I have is a handful of flour in a bowl and a bit of olive oil in a jar. I came here to gather some firewood to take back home and prepare what little I have for my son and me. That will be our last meal, and then we will starve to death.”

1 Kings 17:2

Then the Lord said to Elijah,

1 Kings 18:1

After some time, in the third year of the drought, the Lord said to Elijah, “Go and present yourself to King Ahab, and I will send rain.”

1 Kings 18:10

By the living Lord, your God, I swear that the king has made a search for you in every country in the world. Whenever the ruler of a country reported that you were not in his country, Ahab would require that ruler to swear that you could not be found.

1 Kings 18:15

Elijah answered, “By the living Lord Almighty, whom I serve, I promise that I will present myself to the king today.”

1 Kings 22:14

But Micaiah answered, “By the living Lord I promise that I will say what he tells me to!”

1 Kings 8:35

“When you hold back the rain because your people have sinned against you, and then when they repent and face this Temple, humbly praying to you,

2 Kings 1:3

But an angel of the Lord commanded Elijah, the prophet from Tishbe, to go and meet the messengers of King Ahaziah and ask them, “Why are you going to consult Baalzebub, the god of Ekron? Is it because you think there is no god in Israel?

2 Kings 3:14

Elisha answered, “By the living Lord, whom I serve, I swear that I would have nothing to do with you if I didn't respect your ally, King Jehoshaphat of Judah.

2 Kings 4:38

Once, when there was a famine throughout the land, Elisha returned to Gilgal. While he was teaching a group of prophets, he told his servant to put a big pot on the fire and make some stew for them.

2 Kings 5:16

Elisha answered, “By the living Lord, whom I serve, I swear that I will not accept a gift.” Naaman insisted that he accept it, but he would not.

2 Kings 5:20

when Elisha's servant Gehazi said to himself, “My master has let Naaman get away without paying a thing! He should have accepted what that Syrian offered him. By the living Lord I will run after him and get something from him.”

2 Chronicles 21:12

The prophet Elijah sent Jehoram a letter, which read as follows: “The Lord, the God of your ancestor David, condemns you, because you did not follow the example of your father, King Jehoshaphat, or that of your grandfather, King Asa.

2 Chronicles 6:26

“When you hold back the rain because your people have sinned against you and then when they repent and face this Temple, humbly praying to you,

Job 12:15

Drought comes when God withholds rain; floods come when he turns water loose.

Isaiah 49:18

Look around and see what is happening! Your people are assembling—they are coming home! As surely as I am the living God, you will be proud of your people, as proud as a bride is of her jewels.

Isaiah 5:6

I will let it be overgrown with weeds. I will not trim the vines or hoe the ground; instead, I will let briers and thorns cover it. I will even forbid the clouds to let rain fall on it.”

Jeremiah 14:22

None of the idols of the nations can send rain; the sky by itself cannot make showers fall. We have put our hope in you, O Lord our God, because you are the one who does these things.

Jeremiah 15:19

To this the Lord replied, “If you return, I will take you back, and you will be my servant again. If instead of talking nonsense you proclaim a worthwhile message, you will be my prophet again. The people will come back to you, and you will not need to go to them.

Jeremiah 28:8

The prophets who spoke long ago, before my time and yours, predicted that war, starvation, and disease would come to many nations and powerful kingdoms.

Haggai 1:10

That is why there is no rain and nothing can grow.

Matthew 11:14

and if you are willing to believe their message, John is Elijah, whose coming was predicted.

Matthew 16:14

“Some say John the Baptist,” they answered. “Others say Elijah, while others say Jeremiah or some other prophet.”

Matthew 27:47

Some of the people standing there heard him and said, “He is calling for Elijah!”

Matthew 27:49

But the others said, “Wait, let us see if Elijah is coming to save him!”

Matthew 7:29

He wasn't like the teachers of the Law; instead, he taught with authority.

Luke 1:17

He will go ahead of the Lord, strong and mighty like the prophet Elijah. He will bring fathers and children together again; he will turn disobedient people back to the way of thinking of the righteous; he will get the Lord's people ready for him.”

Luke 1:19

“I am Gabriel,” the angel answered. “I stand in the presence of God, who sent me to speak to you and tell you this good news.

Luke 21:36

Be on watch and pray always that you will have the strength to go safely through all those things that will happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Luke 9:30

Suddenly two men were there talking with him. They were Moses and Elijah,

Luke 9:33

As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master, how good it is that we are here! We will make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not really know what he was saying.)

Luke 9:54

When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?”

John 1:21

“Who are you, then?” they asked. “Are you Elijah?” “No, I am not,” John answered. “Are you the Prophet?” they asked. “No,” he replied.

John 1:25

then asked John, “If you are not the Messiah nor Elijah nor the Prophet, why do you baptize?”

Acts 27:23

For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship came to me

Romans 11:2

God has not rejected his people, whom he chose from the beginning. You know what the scripture says in the passage where Elijah pleads with God against Israel:

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time the Lord appointed the men of the tribe of Levi to be in charge of the Covenant Box, to serve him as priests, and to pronounce blessings in his name. And these are still their duties.

James 5:17

Elijah was the same kind of person as we are. He prayed earnestly that there would be no rain, and no rain fell on the land for three and a half years.

Revelation 11:6

They have authority to shut up the sky so that there will be no rain during the time they proclaim God's message. They have authority also over the springs of water, to turn them into blood; they have authority also to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.

Judges 12:4

Then Jephthah brought all the men of Gilead together, fought the men of Ephraim and defeated them. (The Ephraimites had said, “You Gileadites in Ephraim and Manasseh, you are deserters from Ephraim!”)