1 Kings 17:1

New American Bible - revised edition

Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab: “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, during these years there shall be no dew or rain except at my word.”

Cross References

1 Kings 17:12

She said, “As the Lord, your God, lives, I have nothing baked; there is only a handful of flour in my jar and a little oil in my jug. Just now I was collecting a few sticks, to go in and prepare something for myself and my son; when we have eaten it, we shall die.”

1 Kings 17:2

The word of the Lord came to Elijah:

1 Kings 18:1

Long afterward, in the third year, the word of the Lord came to Elijah: Go, present yourself to Ahab, that I may send rain upon the earth.

1 Kings 18:10

As the Lord, your God, lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you. When they replied, ‘He is not here,’ he made each kingdom and nation swear they could not find you.

1 Kings 18:15

Elijah answered, “As the Lord of hosts lives, whom I serve, I will present myself to him today.”

1 Kings 22:14

Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, I shall speak whatever the Lord tells me.”

1 Kings 8:35

“When the heavens are closed, so that there is no rain, because they have sinned against you, but they pray toward this place and praise your name, and turn from their sin because you have afflicted them,

2 Kings 1:3

Meanwhile, the messenger of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite: Go and meet the messengers of Samaria’s king, and tell them: “Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baalzebub, the god of Ekron?”

2 Kings 3:14

Then Elisha said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, whom I serve, were it not that I respect Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, I should neither look at you nor notice you at all.

2 Kings 4:38

When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. Once, when the guild prophets were seated before him, he said to his servant, “Put the large pot on, and make some vegetable stew for the guild prophets.”

2 Kings 5:16

Elisha replied, “As the Lord lives whom I serve, I will not take it.” And despite Naaman’s urging, he still refused.

2 Kings 5:20

when Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, thought to himself: “My master was too easy on this Aramean Naaman, not accepting what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something out of him.”

2 Chronicles 21:12

A letter came to him from Elijah the prophet with this message: “Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: Because you have not walked in the way of your father Jehoshaphat, nor of Asa, king of Judah,

2 Chronicles 6:26

When the heavens are closed so that there is no rain, because they have sinned against you, but they pray toward this place and praise your name, and turn from their sin because you have afflicted them,

Job 12:15

He holds back the waters and there is drought; he sends them forth and they overwhelm the land.

Isaiah 49:18

Look about and see, they are all gathering and coming to you. As I live—oracle of the Lord— you shall don them as jewels, bedeck yourself like a bride.

Isaiah 5:6

Yes, I will make it a ruin: it shall not be pruned or hoed, but will be overgrown with thorns and briers; I will command the clouds not to rain upon it.

Jeremiah 14:22

Among the idols of the nations are there any that give rain? Or can the mere heavens send showers? Is it not you, Lord, our God, to whom we look? You alone do all these things.

Jeremiah 15:19

Thus the Lord answered me: If you come back and I take you back, in my presence you shall stand; If you utter what is precious and not what is worthless, you shall be my mouth. Then they will be the ones who turn to you, not you who turn to them.

Jeremiah 28:8

In the past, the prophets who came before you and me prophesied war, disaster, and pestilence against many lands and mighty kingdoms.

Haggai 1:10

Therefore, the heavens withheld the dew, and the earth its yield.

Matthew 11:14

And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, the one who is to come.

Matthew 16:14

They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

Matthew 27:47

Some of the bystanders who heard it said, “This one is calling for Elijah.”

Matthew 27:49

But the rest said, “Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to save him.”

Matthew 7:29

for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

Luke 1:17

He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers toward children and the disobedient to the understanding of the righteous, to prepare a people fit for the Lord.”

Luke 1:19

And the angel said to him in reply, “I am Gabriel, who stand before God. I was sent to speak to you and to announce to you this good news.

Luke 21:36

Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to escape the tribulations that are imminent and to stand before the Son of Man.” Ministry in Jerusalem.

Luke 9:30

And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah,

Luke 9:33

As they were about to part from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here; let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” But he did not know what he was saying.

Luke 9:54

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

John 1:21

So they asked him, “What are you then? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”

John 1:25

They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet?”

Acts 27:23

For last night an angel of the God to whom [I] belong and whom I serve stood by me

Romans 11:2

God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister to him, and to bless in his name, as they have done to this day.

James 5:17

Elijah was a human being like us; yet he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain upon the land.

Revelation 11:6

They have the power to close up the sky so that no rain can fall during the time of their prophesying. They also have power to turn water into blood and to afflict the earth with any plague as often as they wish.

Judges 12:4

Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. The men of Gilead defeated Ephraim,