1 Kings 17:1

New Century Version

Now Elijah the Tishbite was a prophet from the settlers in Gilead. “I serve the Lord, the God of Israel,” Elijah said to Ahab. “As surely as the Lord lives, no rain or dew will fall during the next few years unless I command it.”

Cross References

1 Kings 17:12

The woman answered, “As surely as the Lord your God lives, I have no bread. I have only a handful of flour in a jar and only a little olive oil in a jug. I came here to gather some wood so I could go home and cook our last meal. My son and I will eat it and then die from hunger.”

1 Kings 17:2

Then the Lord spoke his word to Elijah:

1 Kings 18:1

During the third year without rain, the Lord spoke his word to Elijah: “Go and meet King Ahab, and I will soon send rain.”

1 Kings 18:10

As surely as the Lord your God lives, the king has sent people to every country to search for you. If the ruler said you were not there, Ahab forced the ruler to swear you could not be found in his country.

1 Kings 18:15

Elijah answered, “As surely as the Lord All-Powerful lives, whom I serve, I will be seen by Ahab today.”

1 Kings 22:14

But Micaiah answered, “As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what the Lord tells me.”

1 Kings 8:35

“When they sin against you, you will stop the rain from falling on their land. Then they will pray, facing this place and praising you; they will stop sinning when you make them suffer.

2 Kings 1:3

But the Lord’s angel said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up and meet the messengers sent by the king of Samaria. Ask them, ‘Why are you going to ask questions of Baal-Zebub, god of Ekron? Is it because you think there is no God in Israel?’

2 Kings 3:14

Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord All-Powerful lives, whom I serve, I tell you the truth. I wouldn’t even look at you or notice you if Jehoshaphat king of Judah were not here. I respect him.

2 Kings 4:38

When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a shortage of food in the land. While the groups of prophets were sitting in front of him, he said to his servant, “Put the large pot on the fire, and boil some stew for these men.”

2 Kings 5:16

But Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord lives whom I serve, I won’t accept anything.” Naaman urged him to take the gift, but he refused.

2 Kings 5:20

Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, “My master has not accepted what Naaman the Aramean brought. As surely as the Lord lives, I’ll run after him and get something from him.”

2 Chronicles 21:12

Then Jehoram received this letter from Elijah the prophet: This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says, “Jehoram, you have not lived as your father Jehoshaphat lived and as Asa king of Judah lived.

2 Chronicles 6:26

“When they sin against you, you will stop the rain from falling on their land. Then they will pray, facing this place and praising you; they will stop sinning when you make them suffer.

Job 12:15

If God holds back the waters, there is no rain; if he lets the waters go, they flood the land.

Isaiah 49:18

Look up and look around you. All your children are gathering to return to you.” The Lord says, “As surely as I live, your children will be like jewels that a bride wears proudly.

Isaiah 5:6

I will ruin my field. It will not be trimmed or hoed, and weeds and thorns will grow there. I will command the clouds not to rain on it.”

Jeremiah 14:22

Do foreign idols have the power to bring rain? Does the sky itself have the power to send down showers? No, it is you, Lord our God. You are our only hope, because you are the one who made all these things.

Jeremiah 15:19

So this is what the Lord says: “If you change your heart and return to me, I will take you back. Then you may serve me. And if you speak things that have worth, not useless words, then you may speak for me. Let the people of Judah turn to you, but you must not change and be like them.

Jeremiah 28:8

There were prophets long before we became prophets, Hananiah. They prophesied that war, hunger, and terrible diseases would come to many countries and great kingdoms.

Haggai 1:10

Because of what you have done, the sky holds back its rain and the ground holds back its crops.

Matthew 11:14

And if you will believe what they said, you will believe that John is Elijah, whom they said would come.

Matthew 16:14

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

Matthew 27:47

Some of the people standing there who heard this said, “He is calling Elijah.”

Matthew 27:49

But the others said, “Don’t bother him. We want to see if Elijah will come to save him.”

Matthew 7:29

because he did not teach like their teachers of the law. He taught like a person who had authority.

Luke 1:17

He will go before the Lord in spirit and power like Elijah. He will make peace between parents and their children and will bring those who are not obeying God back to the right way of thinking, to make a people ready for the coming of the Lord.”

Luke 1:19

The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel. I stand before God, who sent me to talk to you and to tell you this good news.

Luke 21:36

So be ready all the time. Pray that you will be strong enough to escape all these things that will happen and that you will be able to stand before the Son of Man.”

Luke 9:30

Then two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with Jesus.

Luke 9:33

When Moses and Elijah were about to leave, 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.” (Peter did not know what he was talking about.)

Luke 9:54

When James and John, followers of Jesus, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven and destroy those people?”

John 1:21

So they asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He answered, “No, I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” they asked. He answered, “No.”

John 1:25

“If you are not the Christ or Elijah or the Prophet, why do you baptize people?”

Acts 27:23

Last night an angel came to me from the God I belong to and worship.

Romans 11:2

God chose the Israelites to be his people before they were born, and he has not thrown his people out. Surely you know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he prayed to God against the people of Israel.

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time the Lord chose the tribe of Levi to carry the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord. They were to serve the Lord and to bless the people in his name, which they still do today.

James 5:17

Elijah was a human being just like us. He prayed that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years!

Revelation 11:6

These witnesses have the power to stop the sky from raining during the time they are prophesying. And they have power to make the waters become blood, and they have power to send every kind of trouble to the earth as many times as they want.

Judges 12:4

Then Jephthah called the men of Gilead together and fought the men of Ephraim. The men of Gilead struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, “You men of Gilead are nothing but deserters from Ephraim—living between Ephraim and Manasseh.”