1 Kings 17:1 - Easy To Read Version

¹ Elijah was a prophet from the town of Tishbe in Gilead. Elijah said to King Ahab, “I serve the Lord God of Israel. By his power, I promise that no dew or rain will fall during the next few years. The rain will fall only if I command it to fall.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ ELIJAH THE Tishbite, of the temporary residents of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, before Whom I stand, there shall not be dew or rain these years but according to My word.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As Jehovah, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

Common English Bible

¹ Elijah from Tishbe, who was one of the settlers in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives, Israel’s God, the one I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain these years unless I say so.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ And Elijah the Tishbite, from the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord lives, the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew or rain during these years, except by the words of my mouth."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ And Elias the Thesbite of the inhabitants of Galaad said to Achab: As the Lord liveth, the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to the words of my mouth.

1 Kings 17:1 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 17:12

The woman answered, “I promise you before the Lord your God that I have no bread. I have only a little flour in a jar. And I have only a little olive oil in a jug. I came to this place to gather a couple of pieces of wood for a fire. I will take it back 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 said to Elijah,

1 Kings 18:1

During the third year that no rain fell, the Lord said to Elijah, “Go and meet with King Ahab. I will soon send rain.”

1 Kings 18:10

As sure as the Lord your God lives, the king has been looking for you everywhere! He has sent people to every country to find you. If the ruler of a country said that you were not in his country, then Ahab forced the ruler to promise that you were not in his country.

1 Kings 18:15

Elijah answered, “As sure as the Lord All-Powerful lives, I promise that I will stand before the king today.”

1 Kings 22:14

But Micaiah answered, “No! I promised that by the power of the Lord I will say the things that the Lord tells me to say!”

1 Kings 8:35

“Sometimes they will sin against you, and you will stop the rain from falling on their land. Then they will pray toward this place and praise your name. You make them suffer, and they will be sorry for their sins.

2 Kings 1:3

But the Lord’s angel said to Elijah the Tishbite, “King Ahaziah has sent some messengers from Samaria. Go meet those men. Say to them, ‘There is a God in Israel! So why are you men going to ask questions from Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron?

2 Kings 3:14

Elisha said, “I respect Jehoshaphat the king of Judah and I serve the Lord All-Powerful. And as sure as he lives, I came here only because of Jehoshaphat. I tell you the truth, if Jehoshaphat was not here, I would not pay any attention to you. I would ignore you completely!

2 Kings 4:38

Elisha went to Gilgal again. There was a time of hunger in the land. The group of prophets [32] was sitting in front of Elisha. Elisha said to his servant, “Put the large pot on the fire, and make some soup for the group of prophets.”

2 Kings 5:16

But Elisha said, “I serve the Lord. And I promise, as the Lord lives, I will not accept any gift.”

2 Kings 5:20

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, [50] said, “Look, my master (Elisha) has let Naaman the Aramean go without accepting the gift that he brought! As the Lord lives, I will run after Naaman and get something from him!”

2 Chronicles 21:12

Jehoram got a message from Elijah the prophet. This is what the message said: “This is what the Lord God says. He is the God your father David followed. The Lord says, ‘Jehoram, you have not lived the way your father Jehoshaphat lived. You have not lived the way Asa king of Judah lived.

2 Chronicles 6:26

“The sky might close up so that there is no rain. This will happen if the people of Israel sin against you. And if the people of Israel are sorry and pray as they look at this temple, {\cf2\super [106]} and confess your name, and stop doing their sin because you are punishing them,

Job 12:15

If God holds back the rain,\par the earth will dry up.\par If God lets the rain loose,\par it will flood the earth.\par

Isaiah 49:18

Look up! Look all around you!\par All of your children are gathering together and coming to you.\par

Isaiah 5:6

I will make my vineyard {\cf2\super [47]} an empty field.\par No person will care for the plants.\par No person will work in the field.\par Weeds and thorns will grow there.\par I will command the clouds\par not to rain on the field.”\par

Jeremiah 14:22

Foreign idols don’t have the power\par to bring rain.\par The sky does not have the power\par to send showers of rain down.\par You are our only hope.\par You are the One who made all these things.”\par

Jeremiah 15:19

Then, the Lord said,\par “Jeremiah, if you change\par and come back to me,\par then I will not punish you.\par If you change and come back to me,\par then you can serve me.\par If you speak important things,\par and not those worthless words,\par then you can speak for me.\par The people of Judah should change\par and come back to you \{Jeremiah\}.\par But don’t you change\par and be like them.\par

Jeremiah 28:8

There were prophets long before you and I became prophets, Hananiah. They preached that war, hunger, and terrible sicknesses would come to many countries and great kingdoms.

Haggai 1:10

That is why the sky holds back its dew. And that is why the earth holds back its crops.”

Matthew 11:14

And if you will believe the things the law and the prophets said, then you will believe that John is Elijah. {\cf2\super [140]} The law and the prophets said he would come.

Matthew 16:14

The followers answered, “Some people say you are John the Baptizer. Other people say you are Elijah. {\cf2\super [226]} And some people say that you are Jeremiah {\cf2\super [227]} or one of the prophets. {\cf2\super [228]} ”

Matthew 27:47

Some of the people standing there heard this. The people said, “He is calling Elijah.” {\cf2\super [432]}

Matthew 27:49

But the other people said, “Don’t bother him (Jesus). We want to see if Elijah will come to save him.”

Matthew 7:29

Jesus did not teach like their teachers of the law. Jesus taught like a person that had authority (power).

Luke 1:17

John himself will go first before the Lord. John will be powerful like Elijah. {\cf2\super [7]} He will have the same spirit Elijah had. He will make peace between fathers and their children. Many people are not obeying God. John will bring those people back to the right way that people should think. He will make people ready for the \{coming of\} the Lord.”

Luke 1:19

The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel. I always stand ready before God. God 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 continue safely through all these things that will happen. And pray that you will be able to stand before the Son of Man. {\cf2\super [336]} ”

Luke 9:30

Then two men were talking with Jesus. The men were Moses and Elijah. {\cf2\super [172]}

Luke 9:33

When Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said, “Master, it is good that we are here. We will put three tents here—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (Peter did not know what he was saying.)

Luke 9:54

James and John, the followers of Jesus, saw this. They said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven and destroy those people?” {\cf2\super [176]}

John 1:21

The Jews asked John, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah {\cf2\super [11]} ?”

John 1:25

These men said to John: “You say you are not the Christ. {\cf2\super [15]} You say you are not Elijah {\cf2\super [16]} or the Prophet. {\cf2\super [17]} Then why do you baptize {\cf2\super [18]} people?”

Acts 27:23

Last night an angel came to me from God. This is the God I worship. I am his.

Romans 11:2

God chose the Israelites to be his people before \{they were born\}. And God did not throw out those people. Surely you know what the Scripture {\cf2\super [115]} says about Elijah. {\cf2\super [116]} The Scripture tells about Elijah praying to God against the people of Israel. Elijah said,

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time the Lord separated the family group of Levi from the other family groups for his special work. They had the work of carrying the Lord’s Box of the Agreement. [58] They also served as priests before the Lord. And they had the work of blessing people in the Lord’s name. They still do this special work today.

James 5:17

Elijah {\cf2\super [31]} was a person the same as 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. These witnesses have power to make the water become blood. They have power to send every kind of trouble to the earth. They can do this as many times as they want.

Judges 12:4

Then Jephthah called the men of Gilead together. They fought against the men from the family group of Ephraim. They fought against the men of Ephraim because those men had insulted the men of Gilead. They had said, “You men of Gilead are nothing but survivors of the men of Ephraim. {You don’t even have your own land!} Part of you belong to Ephraim, and part of you belong to Manasseh.” The men of Gilead defeated the men of Ephraim.